Meaning of Junior | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A younger person.
   countable
2. A town in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.
3. A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name (abbreviations: Jnr., Jr., Jun.).
   countable, uncountable
4. A male given name, from a nickname for someone with the title Jr. (junior).
5. A clothing size for girls or women.
   uncountable
6. Used as a generic name for a son.
7. A third-year student at a high school or university.
   Philippines, US, countable
8. A student in a junior school or the second part of a primary school.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable
9. A junior barrister.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

“four years his junior”

“Miss Mitchell would certainly be most relieved to have a monitress who was capable of organising the juniors at games.”

“The last man I met who was at school with me, though some years my junior, had a long white beard and no teeth.”

“My son is now a junior at another, bigger school; but our hopes for his schooling have really remained the same. Of course, we want him to be able to read and keep up at maths but the fact that he is still so enthusiastic about his school and his teacher and his classmates”

“How far would you go with your own child? How far would you want to permit others to go with theirs?”

“It’s Dad’s day; let Junior pick up the tab.”

“He [Jimmy Goodson] also passed along some water-saving tips to customers from residents Ingrid and Doug Scott. “If it’s yellow, let it mellow; if it’s brown, flush it down. Urine is a sterile liquid and the toilet is not there for the purpose of Fido getting a drink or Junior floating his rubber ducky,” the couple said.”

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