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age difference

age difference noun: a difference in ages between two or more people.

Noun

age difference (plural age differences)

  1. A difference in ages between two or more people.
    • I suppose the reason so many Snapefic writers pair him up with Hermione is that she's really the only choice unless you're going to introduce an original character. In the long run, I don't see the age difference being a problem because of how long wizards live. In the short run, yeah, I could see...2003 April 4, Rebecca Webb, “Re: More Potter y\n?”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet)
    • One study found second-borns to be lower in self-esteem than firstborns or last-borns, particularly if the age difference between them and the other siblings was approximately 2 years2004, Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen Schultz, Theories of Personality
    Synonyms:
    age gap

Examples of age difference in a sentence

  • In the long run, I don't see the age difference being a problem because of how long wizards live.2003 April 4, Rebecca Webb, “Re: More Potter y\n?”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet):
  • I understand that once she has found a regular relationship, no matter the age difference, ,^([sic]) she's no longer a cougar.2005, CalgaryBill, “Re: What is your definition of a Cougar?”, in calgary.general (Usenet), retrieved 22 Jul 2018:

Synonyms of age difference

Forms of age difference

pluralage differences

Questions about age difference

What does age difference mean?
Age difference means a difference in ages between two or more people.
How do you use age difference in a sentence?
In the long run, I don't see the age difference being a problem because of how long wizards live.
What part of speech is age difference?
Age difference is a noun.
What is the plural of age difference?
The plural of age difference is age differences.

Words near age difference in the dictionary

  1. age ain't nothing but a number
  2. age before beauty
  3. age class
  4. age classes
  5. age compression
  6. age difference
  7. age differences
  8. age distribution
  9. age distributions
  10. age dream
  11. age dreamer

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