"Jr." meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: Jr [alternative], Jnr [alternative]
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  1. Abbreviation of junior, a title used after a son's name when his father has the same name. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: junior (extra: a title used after a son's name when his father has the same name) Synonyms: jnr (english: British form), the Younger, Son Hyponyms: II (english: two), the Second Related terms: Sr. (english: senior), Dr., Sr., Mr. Translations (junior, postnominal title used by a son sharing the same name as the father): мл. (ml.) (Bulgarian), fils (French), jun. (German), ifj. (Hungarian), junior [masculine] (Polish), Jr. (Romanian), мл. (ml.) (Russian), hijo (Spanish), con (Vietnamese)
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