junior *** jun·ior

junior *** jun·ior
['dʒuːnɪə(r)]
1. adj
(on staff, in rank) subalterno (-a), (section: in competition) per ragazzi

(with name) Roy Smith, Junior — Roy Smith junior

he's junior to me — ho più anzianità di lui

junior sizes Comm — taglie fpl per ragazzi

2. n
(in organization) persona più giovane, (Brit: schoolchild) allievo delle scuole elementari (da 7 a 11 anni)

3 years my junior or my junior by 3 years — è più giovane di me di 3 anni, ha tre anni meno di me


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