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boy vs Junior

Junior vs boy

boy and Junior both are nouns.

boy is not an adjective while Junior is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
boy Yes No No No
Junior Yes Yes No No
As nouns, Junior is a hyponym of boy; that is, Junior is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than boy:
  • boy: a male human offspring
  • Junior: a son who has the same first name as his father
Other hyponyms of boy include Jnr, Jr, mama's boy, mamma's boy, mother's boy.
boy (noun) Junior (noun)
a youthful male person a son who has the same first name as his father
(ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man
a friendly informal reference to a grown man
a male human offspring
boy (adjective) Junior (adjective)
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
Difference between boy and Junior

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