junior
Meanings
Plural: juniors
Noun
- term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
- "look here, junior, it's none of your business"
- a third-year undergraduate
- the younger of two persons
- "she is two years my junior"
- a son who has the same first name as his father
- A younger person.
- A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name (abbreviations: Jnr., Jr., Jun.).
- A clothing size for girls or women.
- A third-year student at a high school or university.
- A student in a junior school or the second part of a primary school.
- A junior barrister.
Adjective
- younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
Adjective Satellite
- used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college
- "the junior class"
- including or intended for youthful persons
- "a junior sports league"
- "junior fashions"
Adj
- Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
- Younger.
- Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
- Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.
- Of or pertaining to the latter half of primary school education.
- Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players below a certain age or level of experience.
Verb
- To work in a junior role (on something).
- To have juniors (more advanced students) assist in instructing (beginners).
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin junior, a contraction of iuvenior (“younger”) which is the comparative of iuvenis (“young”); see juvenile.
Synonyms
Jnr, Jr, next-to-last, third-year
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
junior is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordjunior is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
junior is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
junior is a valid Words With Friends word