jr.

1. 1.

   used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

   “John Junior”

   “John Smith, Jr.”

   Synonymsyounger

   Similarjunior

Questions about jr.

What does jr. mean?

jr. means "used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father".

How many syllables are in jr.?

jr. has 2 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈdʒunɚ/.

What is another word for jr.?

Close synonyms include younger. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.