- (n.) A younger person.
- (n.) Belonging to a younger person or an earlier time of life.
- (n.) 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.
- (a.) Lower in standing or in rank; later in office; as, a junior partner; junior counsel; junior captain.
- (a.) Less advanced in age than another; younger.
- (a.) 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., 2.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). junior. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/junior/definitions/2024914 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "junior" http://smartdefine.org/junior/definitions/2024914 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, junior, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/junior/definitions/2024914>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "junior" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/junior/definitions/2024914> |