junior

Meaning

Adj

1. Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
2. Younger.
3. Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
4. Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.

Noun

1. A younger person.
2. A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name (abbreviations: Jnr., Jr., Jun.).
3. A clothing size for girls or women.
4. A third-year student at a high school or university.
5. A junior barrister.

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

pupil

Hyphenated as

ju‧nior

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒuːniə/

Etymology

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