younger

[




](形)
(1)より若い,年下の(≠elder)
This is my younger brother
(紹介して)弟[妹]です(兄[姉]か弟[妹]かを強調する場合を除いてyoung(er)やolder, elderはふつう付けない)
She is two years younger than me. [≒She is younger than me by two years.]
彼女は私より2つ年下です
Her younger daughter is getting married this fall
彼女の下のお嬢さんがこの秋結婚します.
(2)年下の(ほうの),若い(ほうの)(同名または同姓の人・親子・兄弟などを区別して名前の前後に付けて用いる)
the younger Williams [≒Williams the younger]
息子のほうのウィリアムズ

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