younger

«younger» in Mova's school dictionary: having lived fewer years than someone else — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (comparative of young; young, younger, youngest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Younger means having lived fewer years than someone else. tree →

2) Younger can mean in an earlier part of life: «when I was younger». tree →

sense in the lessons

fewer years than another person: «A is D years younger than B»: A = B − D; «How much younger» asks for a difference; phrases: «younger than», «younger brother», «younger sister», «the youngest»

examples

• Anna is 2 years younger than Tom. tree →
• Ben is 8, and his brother is 3 years younger. tree →
• How much younger is Lily than Sam? tree →
• My younger brother is in Year 1. tree →
• When I was younger, I was scared of dogs. tree →
• She is the youngest in her family. tree →
• Puppies are younger dogs. tree →
• Younger children must hold an adult's hand near the road. tree →
• "We won't let the younger marry before her elders." tree →

note

«A is D years younger than B»: A = B − D. Trap: if A's age is given, B = A + D. «younger» is the opposite of «older».

In the corpora

• Some apps have a mode for younger users with extra safety; it helps but is not perfect.
• Voice actors can sound much younger or older than they are, and many children's voices in cartoons are done by adults.
• When the younger animals cried «Toad!
• Younger children go to public toilets with an adult or a friend, never with a stranger.
• Younger siblings copy older ones because they admire them and learn by watching.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «younger» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.