junior
adjective
- the younger: written Jr. after the name of a son who bears exactly the same name as his father
- of more recent position or lower status: a junior partner, a junior lien
- of later date
- made up of younger members
- ☆ of or for juniors in a high school or college
noun
- a younger person
- a person of lower standing or rank
- ☆ a student in the next-to-last year of college or the eleventh grade in high school
- ☆ a size of clothing for slight women and girls with high waistlines
See junior in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(jo͞onˈyər)
adjective- Abbr. Jr. Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.
- Intended for or including youthful persons: a junior sports league.
- Lower in rank or shorter in length of tenure: a junior officer; the junior senator.
- Of, for, or constituting students in the third year of a U.S. high school or college: the junior class.
- Lesser in scale than the usual.
noun- A person who is younger than another: a sister four years my junior.
- A person lesser in rank or time of participation or service; subordinate.
- A student in the third year of a U.S. high school or college.
- A class of clothing sizes for girls and slender women. Also called junior miss.
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