adj. & n.
--adj.
1. less advanced in age.
2 (foll. by to) inferior in age, standing, or position.
3 the younger (esp. appended to a name for distinction from an older person of the same name).
4 of less or least standing; of the lower or lowest position (junior partner).
5 Brit. (of a school) having pupils in a younger age-range, usu. 7 - 11.
6 US of the year before the final year at university, high school, etc.
--n.
1. a junior person.
2 one's inferior in length of service etc.
3 a junior student.
4 a barrister who is not a QC.
5 US colloq. a young male child, esp. in relation to his family.
Phrases and idioms:
junior college US a college offering a two-year course esp. in preparation for completion at senior college. junior common (or combination) room Brit.
1. a room for social use by the junior members of a college.
2 the junior members collectively. junior lightweight see LIGHTWEIGHT. junior middleweight see MIDDLEWEIGHT.
Derivatives:
juniority n.
Etymology: L, compar. of juvenis young