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MINOR

Definition:

[noun] a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters"
Synonyms: child, kid, youngster, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
[adjective] of lesser importance or stature or rank; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"
[adjective] lesser in scope or effect; "had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance"
[adjective] inferior in number or size or amount; "a minor share of the profits"; "Ursa Minor"
[adjective] of a scale or mode; "the minor keys"; "in B flat minor"
[adjective] not of legal age; "minor children"
Synonyms: nonaged, underage
[adjective] of lesser seriousness or danger; "suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance"
[adjective] of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
[adjective] of the younger of two boys with the same family name; "Jones minor"
[adjective] warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin"
Synonyms: venial
[adjective] limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
Synonyms: modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized