Etymology : Latin, comparative of juvenis young; more at YOUNG
Pronunciation : 'jün-y&r
Function : adjective
Date : 13th century
1. younger person; one having a lower rank or position; new arrival, one recently admitted; student in a class which is next below the last year. younger (placed after a name to indicate the younger of two who have the same name, esp. a father and son); having a lower rank or position; more recently admitted; of or belonging the class which is next below the last year (of a student). junior\jun"ior\, n.
2. a younger person. his junior she, by thirty years. -- byron.
3. hence: one of a lower or later standing; specifically, in american colleges, one in the third year of his course, one in the fourth or final year being designated a senior; in some seminaries, one in the first year, in others, one in the second year, of a three years' course.junior \jun"ior\ , a. [l. contr. fr. juvenior, compar. of juvenis young. see:
juvenile.].
4. less advanced in age than another; younger.note: junior is applied to distinguish the younger of two persons bearing the same name in the same family, and is opposed to senior or elder. commonly applied to a son who has the same christian name as his father.
5. lower in standing or in rank; later in office; as, a junior partner; junior counsel; junior captain.
6. composed of juniors, whether younger or a lower standing; as, the junior class; of or pertaining to juniors or to a junior class. see:
junior, n.,.
7. 4. belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life. our first studies and junior endeavors. -- sir t. browne.
8. Less advanced in age than another; younger.
9. Lower in standing or in rank; later in office; as, a junior partner; junior counsel; junior captain.
10. Composed of juniors, whether younger or a lower standing; as, the junior class; of or pertaining to juniors or to a junior class.
11. See Junior, n., 2.
12. Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
13. A younger person.
14. Hence: One of a lower or later standing; specifically, in American colleges, one in the third year of his course, one in the fourth or final year being designated a senior; in some seminaries, one in the first year, in others, one in the second year, of a three years' course. the younger of two men a third-year undergraduate a son who has the same first name as his father term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it's none of your business" including or intended for youthful persons; "a junior sports league"; "junior fashions" younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service.
15. 1. A junior official or employee holds a low-ranking position in an organization or profession. Junior and middle-ranking civil servants have pledged to join the indefinite strike. a junior minister attached to the prime minister's office. ¡Ù senior Junior is also a noun. The Lord Chancellor has said legal aid work is for juniors when they start out in the law.
16. If you are someone's junior, you are younger than they are. She now lives with actor Denis Lawson, 10 years her junior.
17. Junior is sometimes used after the name of the younger of two men in a family who have the same name, sometimes in order to prevent confusion. The abbreviation Jr is also used. His son, Arthur Ochs Junior, is expected to succeed him as publisher.
18. In the United States, a student in the third year of a high school or university course is called a junior. used after the name of a man or boy who has the same name as his father.