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Junior

Definition: Junior

Junior

Adjective

1. Younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service.

2. Used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student".

3. Including or intended for youthful persons; "a junior sports league"; "junior fashions".

Noun

1. Term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it's none of your business".

2. A third-year undergraduate.

3. The younger of two men.

4. A son who has the same first name as his father.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "junior" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1790. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Junior

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Junior is:

The opposite is senior.

See also Junior Mints.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Junior."

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Junior, West Virginia

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Junior is a town located in Barbour County, West Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 450.

Geography


Junior is located at 38°58'39" North, 79°57'1" West (38.977379, -79.950300)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 6.25% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 450 people, 178 households, and 134 families residing in the town. The population density is 579.2/km² (1,510.8/mi²). There are 202 housing units at an average density of 260.0/km² (678.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.89% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 178 households out of which 35.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% are married couples living together, 15.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% are non-families. 22.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.53 and the average family size is 2.96. In the town the population is spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $20,536, and the median income for a family is $26,250. Males have a median income of $21,875 versus $15,875 for females. The per capita income for the town is $10,279. 24.5% of the population and 20.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 39.8% are under the age of 18 and 20.0% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Junior, West Virginia."

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Synonyms: Junior

Synonyms: junior(a) (adj), next-to-last (adj), third-year (adj). (additional references)
Antonym: senior (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Junior

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Friend

Shopmate, fellow-worker, shipmate, messmate; fellow companion, boon companion, pot companion; copartner, partner, senior partner, junior partner.

Lawyer

Bar, legal profession, bar association, association of trial lawyers; officer of the court; gentleman of the long robe; junior bar, outer bar, inner bar; equity draftsman, conveyancer, pleader, special pleader.

Learner

Schoolboy; fresh, freshman, frosh; junior soph, junior; senior soph, senior; sophister, sophomore; questionist.

Youth

Adjective: young, youthful, juvenile, green, callow, budding, sappy, puisne, beardless, under age, in one's teens; in statu pupillari; younger, junior; hebetic, unfledged.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Junior

English words defined with "junior": community college, cub scoutensigngun roominferiorjunior status, junior-grade, JuniorityKing's Benchlieutenant, lower, lower-ranking, lowlynext-to-lastOptime, Outer barpetty, Puisnerear admiralsecondary, Stuff gown, subaltern, subordinateThesmothete, third-year, Tripos paperUtter barWooden spoonYoungger. (references)
Specialty definitions using "junior": Democritos, department chairperson, college or university, DEPARTMENT HEAD, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, DIRECTOR, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMEducation, Nursing, Associate, Educational attainment, equity loan, EXECUTIVE TRAINEEIBM PCjrjunior auditor, junior mortgage, Junior Optime, Junior Rating, Junior SophMortgage statusOPTIMEReal Programmers Don't Use PascalSeaman Apprentice, Senior Optimetape monkeyvisiting fellowWOODEN SPOON, WRANGLERS. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Junior" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Czech (junior), French (junior), German (junior), Italian (junior), Norwegian (junior), Romanian (junior, younger), Swedish (junior).

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Modern Usage: Junior

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I'll tell you when your voice changes, junior. (On the Town; writing credit: Adolph Green and Betty Comden)

Like when I accused you of lying, or when I accused you of dating Joe Junior, or when I thought you were pregnant and announced it to all your friends (While You Were Sleeping; writing credit: Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric LeBow.)

Junior bridal suite (Lost in America; writing credit: Albert Brooks; Monica Mcgowan Johnson)

Who's gonna turn down a Junior Mint (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt)

You know, if it wasn't for the junior high school next door, no one would even use the cigarette machine (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Lyrics

. Old Cody, Junior took me over, (GREEN RIVER; performing artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival)

They got Junior but they don't have Hank (Long Time Gone; performing artist: Dixie Chicks)

He took little Suzie to the Junior Prom (Excitable Boy; performing artist: Warren Zevon; writing credit: Warren Zevon & LeRoy P. Marinell)

Clever

You're trailer trash when your junior prom had a day-care. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Junior (2003)

Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon (1972)

Junior Bonner (1972)

Juan y Junior... en un mundo diferente (1970)

Junior Cursillo (1968)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Junior

DomainTitle

References

  • Mendes Junior Engenharia SA: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • The 2000-2005 Outlook for Colleges, Universities, Professional Schools, and Junior Colleges in Asia (reference)

  • The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Junior Nappies/diapers (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cookbook (Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen) (reference)

  • San Francisco Flavors: Favorite Recipes from the Junior League of San Francisco (reference)

  • The Junior League Centennial Cookbook: Over 750 of the Most Treasured Recipes from 200 Junior Leagues (reference)

  • The Junior League: Celebration Cookbook (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Junior

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Photo Album: Junior

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Junior Survey Tech Lillian Stuart works on GOES tide gauge transmitter. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Democritus Junior to the Reader. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Portraits of Great American Surgeons: Past Presidents of the American College of Surgeons : William Shippen, Junior, M.D. (1736-1808) / From the portrait by Gilbert Stuart. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Edward Iglesias, USNR, accompanies Miss Estefanie Veloso, grandaughter of Philippine Commonwealth President Sergio Osmeña, as she inspects the cockpit of a Grumman F6F "Hellcat" fighter, while touring the ship on 10 June 1945. Bataan had just completed her tour with Task Force 58 on 30 May. The touring party comprised Mrs. Edilbertio Osmeña, daughter-in-law of President Osmeña; Mr. & Mrs. Juan Veloso, son-in-law and daughter of the President; and Miss. Veloso. Conducting the guests on the tour of the ship was Captain Ward C. Gilbert, USN. Also accompanying the party were various Philippine and United States officials. Credit: NAVY.

Ship's crew ashore for Christmas Day rest and recreation at Camp Dealey, Guam, 25 December 1944. Officers, seated at front, are (left to right): Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Joseph J. Bosza; Boatswain Daniel W. Ellzey; Ensign Justin C. Dygert; Commander Joseph F. Enright, Commanding Officer; Lieutenant Davis E. Bunting; Lieutenant Romolo Cousins; Lieutenant (Junior Grade) John K. Andrews and Ensign Gordon E. Crosby, Jr. Credit: NAVY.

Junior normal class of Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, seated on steps outside of building. Credit: Library of Congress.

Junior preparatory class of Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee. Credit: Library of Congress.

Now, father, we've just got one day here an' my idee is this : you and Junior attend ... Credit: Library of Congress.

That pup. Don't tell Junior, mamma! I'm going to get rid of this mutt! No more night ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Stephen Steptoe, Junior, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front, in front of cabin with woman in doorway. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Junior
 

"Junior Regatta" by Frank P.J. Van Haalen
Commentary: "Tension before the start of the junior sailing regatta in the Optimist Class, Holland, The Netherlands."
"Junior listens" by Bas V.d Eykhof
Commentary: "Took this shot of Junior, as he was listening to a conversation."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Junior

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

School is mandatory through junior high for Mexican children. (references)

Junior high and high schools at this time don't have to use mandatory books. (references)

The Mexican Constitution establishes that basic education up to junior high is mandatory. (references)

Children

Namibia

In these cases, families were less likely to continue to pay fees for girls, particularly those at the junior secondary level. (references)

Taiwan

The percentage of school age children attending primary school is 99.94 percent, and those attending junior high school 99.86 percent. (references)

Japan

At elementary and junior high schools, bullying most often involved verbal abuse, with physical abuse occurring more often at the high school level. (references)

Civil Liberties

Kazakhstan

Some foreign missionaries, whose presence is unwelcome to some Muslim and Orthodox citizens, have complained of occasional harassment by junior government officials. (references)

Japan

In August police investigated a suspected firebomb attack on the offices of the Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform whose controversial treatment of World War II events in a junior high school textbook sparked domestic and international protests. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

Unknown persons also searched and ransacked Guehi's house during the night of January 13. On January 17 in Abidjan, security forces in Abidjan arrested AFP journalist Ouattara Muhamed Junior and accused him of being involved in the January 7-8 coup attempt. (references)

Economic History

Honduras

Attendance--70% overall, but less than 16% at junior high level. (references)

Lesotho

In early September, junior members of the armed services mutinied. (references)

Poland

Waldemar Pawlak, leader of the junior partner PSL, became Prime Minister. (references)

Human Rights

Jamaica

She has been engaged in educating JCF trainees as well as junior officers to respect citizens' rights. (references)

Guyana

On May 10, police shot and killed Junior "Drakes" Stanton in a guesthouse in Georgetown while attempting to arrest him on armed robbery charges. (references)

El Salvador

In May Air Force flight school cadets Carlos Mauricio Melara and Cesar Humberto Dorat beat Erick Mauricio Pena Carmona, a junior cadet, in front of his classmates, allegedly for showing them a lack of respect. (references)

Political Economy

Netherlands

It shares with the First Chamber the right to question ministers and junior ministers. (references)

Australia

The Deputy Prime Minister, John Anderson leads the junior coalition partner, the National Party. (references)

Turkey

Center-Right: ANAP, one of the three main center-right parties, is the junior coalition partner in the governing coalition. (references)

Political Rights

Ireland

Of the 15 government ministers, 3 are female, as are 4 of the 17 junior ministers. (references)

Libya

Qadhafi appoints military officers and official functionaries down to junior levels. (references)

Uganda

The Vice President is a woman, as are 4 ministers and 12 junior ministers in the President's 66-member Cabinet. (references)

Worker Rights

Nigeria

The single trade union structure and segregation of junior from senior staff were intended to dilute the bargaining strength of workers. (references)

Zimbabwe

In late July, junior doctors and nurses in state hospitals went on strike to protest low pay scales and poor working conditions, despite legal prohibitions against strikes by essential workers. (references)

Nigeria

Since 1978 the Government has mandated a single trade union structure with service and industrial unions grouped under the NLC. The trade union movement is composed of two groups consisting of junior and senior staff workers. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Junior

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Rush Limbaugh

I'm going to serve my six years as junior senator from New York.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Junior

"Junior" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 97.72% of the time. "Junior" is used about 2,717 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)97.72%2,6553,449
Noun (singular)1.25%3459,261
Noun (proper)1.03%2865,706
                    Total100.00%2,717N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Junior

The following table summarizes the usage of "junior" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
JuniorFirst name Male16,000532
JuniorLast name1,00012,396
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Junior

CountryName
Brazil

Mendes Junior Engenharia SA

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: Junior


1. Junior, WV (town, FIPS 42244)
Location: 38.97728 N, 79.95050 W
Population (1990): 542 (213 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Country: USA

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Expressions: Junior

Expressions using "junior": junior auditor junior bond junior books junior class junior clerk junior college junior common room junior debt junior executive junior featherweight junior high junior high school junior leader junior lightweight junior middleweight junior mortgage junior officer junior partner Junior Rating junior rotating intern junior school junior security junior status junior stock market Junior Strength Motrin[OTC] junior team junior technical college junior technician junior varsity junior welterweight lieutenant junior grade office junior. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "junior": junior-grade, junior-school, junior-secondary, junior-sized, junior-staff.

Ending with "junior": ex-junior, senior-junior.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Junior

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

american junior

6,334

junior golf club

289

american idol junior

1,433

junior clothes

270

junior college

966

e junior sandy

251

boca junior

781

junior cheesecake

233

junior clothing

647

junior achievement

231

junior prom

599

junior bridesmaid dress

210

junior

582

junior brown

185

santa rosa junior college

550

junior olympics

185

senior and junior

536

junior dress

177

club junior s

487

sandy junior

171

america junior miss

466

american fox junior

170

modesto junior college

444

junior league

166

junior golf

438

junior swimsuit

163

tyler junior college

430

paris junior college

151

joliet junior college

423

cisco junior college

147

pensacola junior college

398

wharton county junior college

132

junior apparel

395

tarrant county junior college

129

swim wear junior

347

junior high

124

nick junior

346

junior hockey

116

idol junior

335

fullerton junior college

111
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Junior

Language Translations for "junior"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

i ri (adolescent, fledgeling, fledgling, fresh, in mint condition, juvenile, new, novel, original, red-hot, rising, stripling, teenager, teener, young, youngling, youthful). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏فريق الشباب, ‏مبتدئ (beginner, debutant, freshman, inchoate, novice), ‏نائب (acting, agent, delegate, procurator, representative, surrogate, vicar), ‏وكيل (agent, dealer, deputy, mandatary, procurator, representative, vicar), ‏ولد (baby, bear, beget, born, boy, breed, bring forth, deliver, engender, fall, father, generate, germinate, give birth, infant, interpolate, kid, lad, mother, originate, produce, see the light, sire, son, spawn), ‏وظيفة ثانوية, ‏طالب في الصف قبل الأخير, ‏الحديث السن, ‏الأصغر (least, minimal, smaller), ‏أحدث سنا. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

юношески (adolescent, boyish, juvenile, teenage, youthful), син (blue, son), човек по-млад от някой друг, младши (inferior, minor, puisne), младежки (adolescent, juvenile, teenage, vernal, young), за младежи, по-низш по нещо човек, по-млад. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

小辈, 初級 (primary), (at first, basic, beginning, first). (various references)

   

Czech

  

juniorský, junior, syn (boy, son), podřízený (inferior, low, subordinate, underling), nižší (inferior, minor, under), mladší osoba, mladší (little), žák základní školy, žák nižší školy. (various references)

   

Danish

  

junior bonds (junior bonds), primaertrin (elementary school, grade school, junior school, primary school, primary section), efterbørs (after hours market curb, after market, curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), efterstående obligation (junior bond, subordinated bond), efterstående prioritet (junior mortgage), efterstillet gæld (junior debt, subordinated debt), forskole (elementary school, grade school, junior school, primary school, primary section), OTC-marked (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), dommeren,der har den laveste anciennitet (most junior judge), primaerskole (elementary school, grade school, junior school, primary school, primary section), værdipapirer,der står efter andre fordringer i prioritetsrækkefølgen (junior security), prioritet (junior mortgage, mortgage, precedence, priority), sekundær gæld (junior debt, subordinated debt), sekundær obligation (junior bond, subordinated bond), sekundært børsmarked (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), sekundært marked (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), underordnet besaetningsmedlem (junior officier), underordnet obligation (junior bond, subordinated bond), underskole (elementary school, grade school, junior school, primary school, primary section), parallelmarked (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over-the-counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

beginnend (future, young), aankomend (future, next, young). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

debutanta (future, young). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

موخر, کم (Infrequent, Light, Little, Low, Marginal, Rare, Remote, Scant, Scanty, Scarce, Scrimpy, Skimp, Slender, Slight, Small), تازه تر, زودتر, اصغر (Less, Lesser, Minor), دانشجوی سال سوم دانشکده یادبیرستان . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

nuorempi (younger). (various references)

   

French

  

junior, jeune, subalterne (junior officier), fiston, débutant (junior entrant), cadet, adjoint, étudiant de troisième, élève de troisième. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

oankommend (future, young). (various references)

   

German

  

jünger (disciple, follower, younger). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κατώτεροσ (inferior, puisne, substandard), νεώτεροσ (later, modern), νεώτερος, μικρότερος, υφιστάμενος (subaltern, subordinate, underling). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

זוטר (minor), בן (boy, child, son), צעיר (juvenile, lad, young, young man, youngster), סטודנט בשנתו השלישית. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

ifjabb, gyerek (blue baby, child, children, kid, kiddiwink, kiddy, that child is a handful), fiatalabb. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

muda (young). (various references)

   

Italian

  

junior, più giovane (disciple, kid, younger), minore (inferior, less, lesser, lower, lowest, minor, petty, shorter, smaller, smallest, younger, youngest), inferiore (below, bottom, down, inferior, lesser, low, lower, lowly, Nether, subordinate, under, underneath), giovane (green, juvenile, young, young man, young woman, youngster, youth, youthful), chi ha grado o posizione inferiore. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

目下 (at present, inferior, now, subordinate), 二世 (American-born Japanese, foreigner of Japanese parentage, second generation, the present and the future, the second, two existences), 次席 (assistant, associate, runner-up), 年下 (younger), 後輩 , 従たる (accessory, incidental, secondary, subordinate), ジャンプ競技 (deuce, dugong, genre, jamboree, jewel, jewelry, joule, Juglar cycle, juice, juicer, juju music, juke-box, jumbo, jumbo-jet, jumbo-size, June bride, junior welter, ski jumping, soft drink), 下級 (low class, lower grade). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

にせい (American-born Japanese, foreigner of Japanese parentage, second generation, the present and the future, the second, two existences), かきゅう (emergency, low class, lower grade, raising salaries, urgency), こうはい (crossbreeding, cross-fertilization, destiny, good dividend, good offices, good spouse, halo, married couple, mating, one's attitude, rise and fall, ruin, spouse, state of affairs, your trouble), めした (inferior, subordinate), ジュニア , じせき (achievement, assistant, associate, evidence, exploit, merits, one's desk, one's seat, runner-up, self-condemnation, trace, vestige), じゅうたる (accessory, incidental, secondary, subordinate), としした (younger). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

연소한. (various references)

   

Manx

  

ny saa, fo (assistant, below, dependent, off, off of street, subsidiary, sunken; secondary, under, underlying), fer saa. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

junior, yngre. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

uniorjay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

júnior. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

junior (younger), subordonat (adjective, adjunct, ancillary, dependent, inferior, paternalized, subordinate, under), persoanã mai tânãrã, mai tânãr (minor), al doilea (second). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

младший (jr., low-order, puisne, younger). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

mlađi (kid, puisne, younger). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

juvenil (bread and butter, early, juvenile, teenage, young, youth, youthful), joven (girl, juvenile, kid, lad, little, teen, teenage, young, young man, young woman, youngster, youth, youthful), juvenilmente (early, juvenile, young, youth, youthful), júnior (novice), recadero (office boy, shop boy), chico (bairn, boy, chap, child, fellow, infant, kid, lad, laddie, little, Matey, small), cría (baby, breeding, brood, calf, litter, young), de estudiante en tercer año, de menores (juvenile), estudiante de penúltimo año, estudiante de tercer año, alumno (disciple, nurseling, pupil, scholar, schoolboy, schoolchild, sophomore, student), niño (baby, bairn, boy, child, dear, infant, kid, lad, laddie), subalterno (subaltern, subordinate, under-), para menores, más nuevo (newer), menor (infant, juvenile, kid, least, less, lesser, littler, littlest, minor, scrawnier, skimpier, small, smaller, smallest, under age, young, younger), moza (barmaid, call girl, chick, cutie, Dame, diva, gal, girl, inamorata, lass, lassie, treat, waitress, wench), mozo (barman, busboy, inamorato, jester, kid, killer, lad, laddie, porter, railway porter, server, waiter, young, young man), hijo (baby, bairn, boy, child, son, Sonny). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

yngre (puisne, younger), lägre (inferior, lower, under). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ที่อายุอ่อนกว่า, คนที่อ่อนอาวุโสกว่า. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yaşça küçük kimse, oğul (a cluster of bees, boy, cadet, cion, cluster, descendant, son, swarm, swarm of bees), küçük kimse, küçük (baby, bantam, child, fiddling, inconsiderable, infant, infra-, kid, little, micro-, mini, mini-, minor, minuscule, nano-, not healthy, one horse, paltry, peanut, petit, petty, piddling, poky, remote, slight, small, snug, tiddly, trifling, trivial, undersized, young, younger), genç (adolescent, gossoon, green, juvenile, sapling, teen, teenager, teeny, whelp, young, young man, youngish, youngster, youth, youthful), birinci sınıf öğrencisi (first grader, fresher, freshman, frosh), ast (bye, inferior, sub-, subaltern, subordinate, underling, understrapper), çocuk (baby, bairn, brat, child, chit, infant, infantile, juvenile, kid, mite, moppet, nipper, paed-, seed, son, youngster). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

юніор, юнацький (adolescent, juvenile, young, youthful), молодший (young, younger), підлеглий (adjective, ancillary, dependant, dependent, inferior, secondary, subaltern, subordinate, subservient, under). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

trẻ tuổi hơn; em, người ít tuổi hơn người ít thâm niên hơn. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Junior

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

iunior, iuniores, iunioribus, iunioris. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Junior

Derivations

Words beginning with "junior": juniorate, juniorates, juniors. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Junior" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bunyoro, janlori, jewnion, Jonor, ju-i, Jungipoor, Juniac, Junieh, junier, junio, junor, Junot, Junxia, Junzo. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Junior"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "junior" (pronounced juw"nyer)
3-n y erbonier, monsignor, senior, tenure.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Junior

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "i-j-n-o-r-u"

-2 letters: inro, iron, join, noir, nori, ruin.

-3 letters: ion, jin, jun, nor, our, rin, run, urn.

-4 letters: in, jo, no, nu, on, or, un.

 Words containing the letters "i-j-n-o-r-u"
 

+1 letter: juniors.

 

+2 letters: jointure, jouncier.

 

+3 letters: conjuring, injurious, jointured, jointures, juniorate, noninjury, nonjuring.

 

+4 letters: abjuration, adjourning, adjuration, forjudging, jaguarondi, jointuring, journalism, journalist, journalize, journeying, juniorates, sojourning, surjection.

 

+5 letters: abjurations, adjurations, conjuration, forejudging, injuriously, jaguarondis, journalisms, journalists, journalized, journalizer, journalizes, objurgating, objurgation, surjections.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Non-fiction
10. Quotations: Spoken
11. Usage Frequency
12. Names: Frequency
13. Names: Company Usage
14. Cities
15. Expressions
16. Expressions: Internet
17. Translations: Modern
18. Translations: Ancient
19. Derivations
20. Rhymes
21. Anagrams
22. Bibliography


  

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