younger

Questions about younger

What does younger mean?

younger means "used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father".

How many syllables are in younger?

younger has 2 syllables: youn-ger. The stress falls on "youn". In IPA it is /ˈjʌŋɡɚ/.

What is another word for younger?

Close synonyms include jr.. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is younger a common word?

younger is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.