be ten years someone's junior

be ten years someone's junior
be two years/ten years/etc someone’s junior phrase
to be younger than someone else by a particular amount

Diane is 12 years her husband’s junior.

Thesaurus: describing how old someone looks, seems or feelshyponym
Main entry: junior

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