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Minor

noun/mˈaɪnɚ/
Definition
a young person of either sex
of lesser importance or stature or rank
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˈaɪnɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/mˈaɪnə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˈaɪnə/
2 syllables Say it as /mˈaɪnɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna young person of either sex
“she writes books for children”
adjectiveof lesser importance or stature or rank
“a minor poet”
adjectivelesser in scope or effect
“had minor differences”
adjectiveinferior in number or size or amount
“a minor share of the profits”
adjectiveof a scale or mode
“the minor keys”
adjectivenot of legal age
“minor children”
adjectiveof lesser seriousness or danger
“suffered only minor injuries”
adjectiveof your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
adjectiveof the younger of two boys with the same family name
“Jones minor”
adjectivewarranting only temporal punishment
“venial sin”
adjectivelimited in size or scope
“a small business”
Word Forms
childlyadjectivebefitting a young child
childhoodnounthe time of person's life when they are a child
minoritynounbeing or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
smallnessnounthe property of having a relatively small size
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
unerheblich
ein junger Mensch beiderlei Geschlechts
🇫🇷French
mineure
un jeune des deux sexes
🇪🇸Spanish
menor
un joven de cualquier sexo
🇮🇹Italian
minore
un giovane di entrambi i sessi
🇳🇱Dutch
minderjarige
een jong persoon van beide geslachten
🇵🇹Portuguese
menor
um jovem de ambos os sexos
🇷🇺Russian
незначительный
молодой человек любого пола
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नाबालिग
किसी भी लिंग का युवा व्यक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
নাবালক
উভয় লিঙ্গের একজন যুবক
🇮🇳Tamil
சிறிய
இரு பாலினத்தவர்
🇮🇳Telugu
మైనర్
ఏ లింగానికి చెందిన యువకుడు
🇮🇳Marathi
किरकोळ
एकतर लिंगाची तरुण व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
સગીર
બંને જાતિનો યુવાન વ્યક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚಿಕ್ಕ
ಯಾವುದೇ ಲಿಂಗದ ಯುವಕ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രായപൂർത്തിയാകാത്ത
ഏതെങ്കിലും ലിംഗത്തിലുള്ള ഒരു യുവാവ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਾਬਾਲਗ
ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਲਿੰਗ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
معمولی
کسی بھی جنس کا ایک نوجوان
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
次要的
年轻人,无论性别
🇯🇵Japanese
マイナー
性別を問わず若い人
🇰🇷Korean
미성년자
남녀노소의 젊은이
🇻🇳Vietnamese
người vị thành niên
một người trẻ thuộc cả hai giới
🇹🇭Thai
ส่วนน้อย
คนหนุ่มสาวไม่ว่าเพศใด
🇮🇩Indonesian
kecil
seorang pemuda dari kedua jenis kelamin
🇵🇭Filipino
menor de edad
isang kabataan ng alinmang kasarian
🇲🇾Malay
bawah umur
orang muda dari mana-mana jantina
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
صغير
شاب من كلا الجنسين
🇮🇷Persian
جزئی
یک جوان از هر جنس
🇹🇷Turkish
küçük
her iki cinsiyetten bir genç
🇮🇱Hebrew
קַטִין
אדם צעיר משני המינים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'minor'?
The primary meaning of 'minor' is 'a young person of either sex'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'minor' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'minor' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'minor' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'minor' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'minor' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'minor' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'minor' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'minor' in regular conversations?
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