Definition of junior
1a : less advanced in age : younger —used chiefly to distinguish a son with the same given name as his fatherb (1) : youthful (2) : designed for young people and especially adolescentsc : of more recent date and therefore inferior or subordinate a junior lien
2 : of or relating to juniors or the class of juniors at an educational institution the junior prom
3a : lower in standing or rank junior partnersb : duplicating or suggesting on a smaller scale something typically large or powerful a junior gale
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Examples of junior in a Sentence
She is a junior partner in the law firm.
junior advisers to the governor
Origin and Etymology of junior
Middle English, from Latin, comparative of juvenis young — more at young
Other Education Terms
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Definition of junior
1a (1) : a person who is younger than another a man six years my junior (2) : a male child : son (3) : a young personb : a clothing size for women and girls with slight figures
2a : a student in the next-to-the-last year before graduating from an educational institutionb : a person holding a lower position in a hierarchy of ranks
3 capitalized : a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in the third through sixth grades in school
Examples of junior in a Sentence
They are my juniors in rank.
She's a junior at the state college.
Origin and Etymology of junior
Latin, noun & adjective
JUNIOR Defined for English Language Learners
junior
playDefinition of junior for English Language Learners
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: younger in age
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: lower in standing or rank
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: designed for or done by young people
junior
Definition of junior for English Language Learners
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: a person who is younger than another person
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: a person who is of a lower rank than another person
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: a student in the third of four years in a high school or college
JUNIOR Defined for Kids
Definition of junior for Students
1 : being younger —used to distinguish a son from a father with the same name John Doe, Junior
2 : lower in rank a junior associate
3 : of or relating to students in the next-to-last year at a high school, college, or university the junior class
Definition of junior for Students
1 : a person who is younger or lower in rank than another He is two years my junior.
2 : a student in the next-to-last year at a high school, college, or university
Law Dictionary
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playLegal Definition of junior
: of lower standing or rank a junior lienholder
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