Junior

English Meaning

Less advanced in age than another; younger.

1. Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.
2. Intended for or including youthful persons: a junior sports league.
3. Lower in rank or shorter in length of tenure: a junior officer; the junior senator.
4. Of, for, or constituting students in the third year of a U.S. high school or college: the junior class.
5. Lesser in scale than the usual.
6. A person who is younger than another: a sister four years my junior.
7. A person lesser in rank or time of participation or service; subordinate.
8. A student in the third year of a U.S. high school or college.
9. A class of clothing sizes for girls and slender women. Also called junior miss.