Noun
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a young person of either sex
"she writes books for children"
"they're just kids"
"`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
- small fry
Adjective
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limited in size or scope
"a small business"
"a newspaper with a modest circulation"
"small-scale plans"
"a pocket-size country"
- small scale - pocket size - pocket sized -
warranting only temporal punishment
"venial sin"
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of the younger of two boys with the same family name
"Jones minor"
- minor(ip) -
of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
-
of lesser seriousness or danger
"suffered only minor injuries"
"some minor flooding"
"a minor tropical disturbance"
-
not of legal age
"minor children"
-
of a scale or mode
"the minor keys"
"in B flat minor"
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inferior in number or size or amount
"a minor share of the profits"
"Ursa Minor"
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lesser in scope or effect
"had minor differences"
"a minor disturbance"
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of lesser importance or stature or rank
"a minor poet"
"had a minor part in the play"
"a minor official"
"many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"
"minor back roads"