younger son

Frequency: 8.029.7 per million words

Refers to a male child who is of a lesser age relative to another sibling.

youngerADJECTIVE + NOUN

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son

Examples (10)

  • The family business was eventually passed down to his younger son.
  • Her younger son is planning to study medicine at university next year.
  • As the younger son, he often felt he had to work harder to prove himself.
  • The king sent his younger son to negotiate the peace treaty with the neighboring land.
  • My younger son is much more outgoing and talkative than his older brother.
  • The estate was divided equally between the older brother and the younger son.
  • They are very proud of their younger son's incredible artistic talents.
  • The younger son was the only one who stayed behind to help on the family farm.
  • He decided to buy a new mountain bike for his younger son's birthday.
  • In many traditional fairy tales, it is the younger son who goes on a great adventure.