[ noun ]
■ a young person of either sex
→
child
,
fry
,
kid
,
nestling
,
nipper
,
shaver
,
small fry
,
tiddler
,
tike
,
tyke
,
youngster
[ adjective satellite ]
■ limited in size or scope
→
modest
,
pocket-size
,
pocket-sized
,
small
,
small-scale
[ adjective ]
■ inferior in number or size or amount
e.g.)
・a minor share of the profits
・Ursa Minor
[ adjective ]
■ lesser in scope or effect
e.g.)
・had minor differences
・a minor disturbance
[ adjective ]
■ not of legal age
e.g.)
・minor children
→
nonaged
,
underage
[ adjective ]
■ of a scale or mode
e.g.)
・the minor keys
・in B flat minor
[ adjective ]
■ of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
[ adjective ]
■ of lesser importance or stature or rank
e.g.)
・a minor poet
・had a minor part in the play
・a minor official
・many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen
・minor back roads
[ adjective ]
■ of lesser seriousness or danger
e.g.)
・suffered only minor injuries
・some minor flooding
・a minor tropical disturbance
[ adjective satellite ]
■ warranting only temporal punishment
→
venial
[ adjective satellite ]
■ of the younger of two boys with the same family name
e.g.)
・Jones minor
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