age difference
noun
: the amount by which ages are different
There's a 15-year age difference between her oldest and youngest children.
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Two of Basem’s teenage students — the older, rowdy Yacoub (Mahmoud Bakri) and the younger, booksmart Adam (Muhammad Abed El Rahman) — share his class despite their age difference, owing to Yacoub’s stint in Israeli detention.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
The actor, 67, and his wife, 28 — who have an age difference of almost 40 years — spent time together on the beach in Miami on April 2.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Image The large age difference between Washington, who is 70, and Osborne, who is 27, might have enhanced such an exploration, but the subject is ignored.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Over the years, the filmmaker and Kraven the Hunter actor have had to navigate the chatter around their age difference.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
The actor, 67, and his wife, 28 — who have an age difference of almost 40 years — spent time together on the beach in Miami on April 2.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Image The large age difference between Washington, who is 70, and Osborne, who is 27, might have enhanced such an exploration, but the subject is ignored.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Over the years, the filmmaker and Kraven the Hunter actor have had to navigate the chatter around their age difference.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for age difference
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“Age difference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age%20difference. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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