Minor synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
person under eighteen
a young person of either sex
Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Compare primary.
Not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect.
underage person
a young person of either sex
The definition of a boy is a young male or, when used offensively, a male employee could be referred to as a boy.
little-one
A term of endearment, especially toward children.
A boy or young man.
An accident or mishap, especially resulting in a fall.
The definition of a spring is a coil that goes to its original shape after being compressed.
schoolgirl
A girl attending school.
A lass.
Miss is a title used for unmarried women and is also a polite way of speaking to or getting the attention of young women.
trivial (related)
Concerned with or involving unimportant matters; superficial:
unimportant (related)
Not important; insignificant or petty.
A minor accompanying item or expense:
A short distance or time:
The act of slighting; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.
A part that is smaller or narrower than the rest:
(Countable) One who is subordinate.
(Chiefly in plural) A surface detail.
important (antonym)
The definition of important is having great significance or consequence.
major (antonym)
Greater than others in importance or rank:
significant (antonym)
Fairly large in amount or quantity:
large (antonym)
The definition of large is greater than average in size or amount, or important or significant.
greater (antonym)
Used in referring to a region or place together with the surrounding area; (of a city) metropolitan.
adult (antonym)
Relating to, intended for, or befitting adults:
senior (antonym)
Higher in rank, dignity, or office.
minor-scale (related)
based on the scale pattern of the minor mode
Low or lower in order, degree, or rank:
(Comparable) Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale:
Lower is defined as in a lesser or inferior place, or something less in quality or value.
Of subordinate position or importance:
(Logic) Designating a proposition that is implied by another proposition but does not imply it
Lower in position, authority, rank, amount, degree, etc.
Insignificant or unimportant; minor:
Juvenile is defined as someone who is still a child.
over (related)
(Informal) As a surplus; in excess; extra
law (related)
A statement that describes invariable relationships among phenomena under a specified set of conditions. Boyle's law, for instance, describes what will happen to the volume of an ideal gas if its pressure changes and its temperature remains the same. The conditions under which some physical laws hold are idealized (for example, there are no ideal gases in the real world), thus some physical laws apply universally but only approximately.
Moderate or limited in size, quantity, or range; not extreme:
Drawn or constructed too small for much detail.
The definition of pocket size is something that is small enough to be carried on your person easily, often in your shirt or pants.
Of a size suitable to be carried in a pocket:
(Roman Catholic Church) Minor, therefore warranting only temporal punishment.
A young person.
A youth
A person who shaves
(Chiefly Brit., Informal) A small boy; lad
Children
(UK, informal) A small fish, especially a stickleback
The definition of a tyke is a small child.
(Archaic) A swarm, especially of something small (a fry of children).
person under twenty-one
a young person of either sex
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