Meanings
alternative Jr · alternative Jnr
- abbreviationAbbreviation of junior, a title used after a son's name when his father has the same name.
Sports Illustrated is also reporting that former LSU wide receiver and current Cleveland Browns player Odell Beckham Jr. has been banned from the school's facilities for two years.
2020 October 21, David Close, “Report: LSU bans Odell Beckham Jr. and self-imposes penalties as NCAA investigates rules violations”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Oct 20201 more example
"There are some things that RFK Jr. gets right," says former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden. "We do have a chronic disease crisis in this country, but we need to avoid simplistic solutions and stick with the science."
2024 November 15, Will Stone, Allison Aubrey, “RFK Jr. wants to 'Make America Healthy Again.' He could face a lot of pushback”, in NPR, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2025Synonyms: jnr, the Younger, Son
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveused of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian мл.
- мл. (ml.)junior, postnominal title used by a son sharing the same name as the father
French fils
- filsjunior, postnominal title used by a son sharing the same name as the father
German jun.
- jun.junior, postnominal title used by a son sharing the same name as the father
Hungarian ifj.
- ifj.junior, postnominal title used by a son sharing the same name as the father
Polish junior
- juniorjunior, postnominal title used by a son sharing the same name as the father
Romanian Jr.
- Jr.junior, postnominal title used by a son sharing the same name as the father
Russian мл.
- мл. (ml.)junior, postnominal title used by a son sharing the same name as the father
Spanish hijo
- hijojunior, postnominal title used by a son sharing the same name as the father
Vietnamese con
- conjunior, postnominal title used by a son sharing the same name as the father
Cite this entry
Jr.. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jr.
“Jr..” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jr.. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jr.,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jr..
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