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The understudy with all the talent and none of the blame yet.

means Younger in age or lower in rank, or the second person in a family or office to bear the same name.

from Straight from Latin junior, the comparative of juvenis, 'young' — literally 'the younger one.' That same juvenis root branches out into juvenile and rejuvenate, all clustered around the idea of youth. English borrowed junior wholesale, keeping its built-in comparison: it never just means young, it means younger than someone — the son to a father, the new hire to the veteran.

name origin
Latin for younger, marking sons sharing a father's name
boxing weight
Junior divisions split the gap between standard weight classes
culinary term
Junior mints debuted in 1949, named after a Broadway play
workplace rung
The title that means experienced enough to do everything, paid least
sizing label
Junior clothing sizes use odd numbers, not even ones
for instance

junior dos santos — brazilian heavyweight boxer and mma fighter, former ufc heavyweight champion

ken griffey jr — baseball hall of famer, 630 career home runs, seattle mariners legend

dale earnhardt jr — nascar driver, 26 cup series wins, retired 2017

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