English

Etymology
Comparative form, from Latin iuvenis

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�ni�(r)|-u�ni�(r)

Adjective
junior

1. younger.

#* 1939: w:P. G. Wodehouse|P. G. Wodehouse, Uncle Fred in the Springtime
#*: The last man I met who was at school with me, though some years my junior, had a long white beard and no teeth.

1. of or pertaining to a third academic year in a high school or university.

Noun
junior

1. a younger person.

#:four years his junior

1. a third-year student at a high school or university.
2. a name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name. Abbreviation: Jr.

Antonyms
senior

Translations
Finnish: nuorempi

Related terms
juvenile
young
youth

Latin

Adjective
junior, junioris

Comparative form of iuvenis, young

1. younger

Alternative spellings
iunior

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