junior
Third-year high schooler
Junior describes someone younger or lower in rank.
A junior employee has less seniority.
A junior partner holds a subordinate position.
In American schools, a junior is a third-year student in high school or college.
Junior can also mean the younger of two, especially a son named after his father: John Smith Junior.
As a noun, it addresses a young boy: Come here, junior. (Capitalized Junior appears after names as a suffix.)
First or second-year student
- freshmanFirst-year student
- sophomoreSecond-year pupil
- undergradDegree-seeking university student
- pupilLearner or eye opening
schoolboy · schoolgirl · classmate · enrollee · prom · varsity · letterman · homecoming
Supervised workplace learner
- traineeOne being instructed
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- assistantOne who aids another
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
mentee · protégé · associate · deputy · aide · underling · second · backup
Inexperienced newcomer
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- greenhornInexperienced, gullible newcomer
- newbieInexperienced person, informally
- fledglingInexperienced newcomer
beginner · neophyte · tyro · amateur · raw · unseasoned · fresh · untested
underclassman
First or second-year student
pupil · schoolboy · schoolgirl · classmate · enrollee · prom · varsity · letterman · homecoming
intern
Supervised workplace learner
- traineeOne being instructed
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- assistantOne who aids another
understudy · mentee · protégé · associate · deputy · aide · underling · second · backup · reserve
rookie
Inexperienced newcomer
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- greenhornInexperienced, gullible newcomer
- newbieInexperienced person, informally
fledgling · beginner · neophyte · tyro · amateur · raw · unseasoned · fresh · untested · untrained
sibling
Brother or sister
daughter · nephew · niece · cousin · heir · offspring · child · kid · youngest · baby
dear
Treasured or costly
kiddo · champ · sport · pal · lad · boy · young man · little one · sonny · tiger
- childrenkids, toddler, baby, infant, youngster
- high schoolhigh school, teachers, classroom, classrooms, principal
- youthchild, adolescents, kid, coming-of-age, teenagers
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- studentsstudent, freshman, university students, sophomore, pupil
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
- junior highIntermediate secondary school
- junior yearPre-senior academic term
- junior leaguesYouth sports organizations
- junior varsitySecondary school athletic squad
- junior high schoolGrades before high school
- junior schoolsSchools for younger pupils
juniors, junior college, junior high, junior high school, junior varsity