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# jr

abbreviation (Jr, Jr.)

«jr» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Jr is short for «Junior», added after a man's name when he has the same name as his father, such as Martin Luther King Jr. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jr/#m1)
2. It can also mean junior in other short forms, such as on sports teams or school forms, meaning younger or lower level. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jr/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons it appears in names like Martin Luther King Jr.; in American families it shows a son is named after his father. Phrases: «Sr. and Jr.», «John Smith Jr.».

### Examples

- Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jr/#x1)
- Mr Smith Jr. is the son of Mr Smith Sr. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jr/#x2)
- His name is Robert Brown Jr., named after his dad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jr/#x3)
- We read a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jr/#x4)
- Jr is short for Junior. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jr/#x5)
- The jr team plays on Saturday mornings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jr/#x6)
- On the form, write Jr after your name if you have one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jr/#x7)
- Sammy Davis Jr. was a famous singer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jr/#x8)

### Note

Usually written with a capital J, with or without a full stop: Jr or Jr. Read aloud as «Junior». It is common in the USA, less so in the UK. The opposite is Sr (Senior). Not a word by itself.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jr» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jr/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jr» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jr.html) on Mova free.