junior

Meaning

Adj

1. (comparable, not-comparable, usually) Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
2. (not-comparable, usually) Younger.
3. (not-comparable, usually) Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
4. (US, not-comparable, usually) Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.
5. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not-comparable, usually) Of or pertaining to the latter half of primary school education.
6. (Canada, US, not-comparable, usually) Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players below a certain age or level of experience.

Noun

1. (countable) A younger person.
2. (countable, uncountable) A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name (abbreviations: Jnr., Jr., Jun.).
3. (uncountable) A clothing size for girls or women.
4. (Philippines, US, countable) A third-year student at a high school or university.
5. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable) A student in a junior school or the second part of a primary school.
6. (countable) A junior barrister.

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To work in a junior role (on something).
2. (transitive) To have juniors (more advanced students) assist in instructing (beginners).

Opposite of

senior

Synonyms

younger

subordinate

inferior

young

youngster

third-year

assistant

small

minor

younger person

next-to-last

incidental

juvenile

immature

puisne

secondary

lower

youngest son

runner-up

small face

son

accessory

subaltern

subjugate

subsidiary

substandard

youngest

youthful

Junior

low class

youngest brother

Jr.

jr.

sub

associate

beginner

🔰

cadet

callow

deputy

disciple

future

intermediary

later

learner

lower grade

marginal

modern

nether

new

🆕

novice

Translations

junior

cadet

jünger

jüngster Sohn

Jüngster

menor

jeune

hijo menor

più giovane

figlio minore

minore

junior

subalterne

νεώτερος

plus jeune

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒuːniə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin junior, a contraction of iuvenior (“younger”) which is the comparative of iuvenis (“young”); see juvenile.