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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