Junior
WordNet
adjective
(1) Including or intended for youthful persons
"A junior sports league"
"Junior fashions"
(2) Younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
noun
(3) The younger of two men
(4) A third-year undergraduate
(5) A son who has the same first name as his father
(6) Term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
"Look here, junior, it's none of your business"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
< , contr. of , compar. of ; see juvenile.
Adjective
junior
- younger.
- 1939: 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.
- 1939: P. G. Wodehouse, Uncle Fred in the Springtime
- of or pertaining to a third academic year in a high school or university.
Noun
- a younger person.
- four years his junior
- a third-year student at a high school or university.
- a name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name. Abbreviation: Jr.
Adjective
junior, junioris
- ; younger.