juniors

noun

a son who has the same first name as his father

the younger of two persons

a third-year undergraduate

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

adjective

including or intended for youthful persons

used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college

younger

Roots

juvenisjunior- · Latin · young

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