Meanings
alternative Sr · alternative Snr · alternative snr
- abbreviationAbbreviation of senior A title used after a father's name when his son is given the same name.
John Doe Sr.
1 more example
Ronaldo Sr., who is the record goalscorer in men’s international soccer with 136 goals for Portugal, congratulated his son on his Instagram Stories by posting a picture of his name on the squad list, saying: “Proud of you, son!”
2025 May 7, Ben Morse, “‘Proud of you’: Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son earns first call-up for Portugal Under-15 national team”, in CNN
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveused of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian ст.
- ст. (st.)senior, post-nominal title used by a father sharing the same name as the son
Czech st.
- st.senior, post-nominal title used by a father sharing the same name as the son
French père
- pèresenior, post-nominal title used by a father sharing the same name as the son
German sen.
- sen.senior, post-nominal title used by a father sharing the same name as the son
Hungarian id.
- id.senior, post-nominal title used by a father sharing the same name as the son
Polish senior
- seniorsenior, post-nominal title used by a father sharing the same name as the son
Romanian Sr.
- Sr.senior, post-nominal title used by a father sharing the same name as the son
Vietnamese bố
- bốsenior, post-nominal title used by a father sharing the same name as the son
Cite this entry
Sr.. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sr.
“Sr..” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sr.. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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