Sr.

Older male honorific

Sr. is an abbreviation for Senior, used after a man's name to distinguish him from a son with the same name: Martin Luther King Sr.

It also abbreviates Sister as a religious title: Sr. Mary Catherine.

In Spanish and Portuguese contexts, Sr. abbreviates Señor or Senhor: Sr. García.

honorific

title

Formal honorific or name

address · mister · gentleman · courtesy · salutation · distinguished · venerable · patriarch · dignitary · esteemed

abbreviation

element

Basic substance or factor

metal · atomic · symbol · compound · isotope · radioactive · mineral · celestite · chemistry · scientific

religious

nun

Hebrew alphabet's fourteenth

  • conventReligious sisters' dwelling
  • veilFabric that obscures
  • habitSettled regular tendency

religious · order · mother · novice · Catholic · monastery · vows · clergy · reverend · abbess

Categories
Opposites
generational designation

Sr.Jr.

Namesake son's designation

Junior · II · IV

Family

sir, sire, sera

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G