junior
Also used as slang
View on the slang dictionary page →(comparable) Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
Far less likely to intimidate your junior genealogist is the Internet, with its databases, message and bulletin boards, online collections, and more. Now is also the time to introduce your children to older relatives, who can be valuable…
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(not comparable) Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
There she is: Lady Margaret Hall, eight years junior to me, exhibitioner where I was top scholar, and reading French. (Not veterinary science.)
Junior means: Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
junior means: Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.. Register: neutral, standard English. Common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; always check the context before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“Barcelona, Manchester City forward target not for sale this summer – report https://www.europesays.com/spain/17325/ As reported earlier this week, FC Barcelona are keeping tabs on AFC Bournemouth striker Eli Junior Kroupi heading…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Kaedyn Burroughs, Wilson – Press Telegram https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ca/300928/ Noteworthy: The junior sprinter won the boys 400 meters at the Moore League Track Finals last week. Burroughs ran…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“With Junior around, we need antidepressants more than ever”
— Bluesky· May 2026“#MammaMia #MusicChallenge Day 5. Mama Used To Say - Junior youtu.be/7JpkczR0Mug”
— Bluesky· May 2026“5-Star junior Leah Zheng from New Canaan, CT, has committed to @Dartmouth10s_W for Fall 2027: http://www.tennisrecruiting.net/player.asp?id=972485 #Dartmouth”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(not comparable, often, preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger.
Humorous books for junior readers are often ignored by the critical community, due, in part, to what Milner Davis describes as a “conventional bias against comic genres” (1996: 101), and I consider this a serious oversight within the fie…
“BBC Radio 2 The Gary Davies Breakfast Show Now Playing The Soup Dragons I'm Free (feat. Junior Reid)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“If I was your boyfriend right now you'd be forced to listen to my relentless enthusing for the new Junior Varsity ep, Ready. It's so good I'd say. So good. Lucky for you I'm not your boyfriend then? Wrongo! The new Junior Varsity ep, Ready, is so so good. also we're out of milk.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Watch the Junior Mathematical Challenge 2026 Video Solutions 👉Website: ukmt.org.uk/video-soluti... 👉YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkYu...”
— Bluesky· May 2026““I'm Free (feat. Junior Reid)” by The Soup Dragons #nowplaying #radio2”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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