Junior

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːniÉ™(r)

Alternative forms

• juniour obsolete

Origin

From Latin junior, contr. of juvenior, compar. of iuvenis ("young"); see juvenile.

Full definition of junior

Adjective

1. (not comparable, often preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) 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.
2. (not comparable) Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.
3. (comparable) Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
4. Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
• Sir Thomas BrowneOur first studies and junior endeavours.

Related terms

Noun

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

Antonyms

• senior