What does 12 years my junior mean?

phrase. DEFINITIONS1. to be younger than someone else by a particular amount. Diane is 12 years her husband's junior.
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What does years my junior mean?

If you are 40 and she is 20 years your junior, she is 20 years old. If you are 40 and she is 20 years your senior, she is 60 years old. "Junior" means younger and "senior" means older.
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What does 13 years his junior mean?

"His junior" means "younger than him"... so if he's 50 and she's 30 years his junior, that makes her 20.
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What does it mean 12 years her senior?

12 years her senior = 12 years older than her = older than her by 12 years.
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What does 8 years her junior mean?

"Eight years her junior" means "eight years younger than her".
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What does 15 years his senior mean?

DEFINITIONS1. to be two​/​three etc years older than someone. Her husband is fifteen years her senior.
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Whats does Jr mean?

written abbreviation for Junior: used after the name of a man to show that he is the son of a man with the same name: William S. Harris Jr. (Definition of Jr.
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What does 2 years my junior mean?

Kids Definition of junior

1 : a person who is younger or lower in rank than another He is two years my junior.
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What does it mean to be someone's Junior?

be someone's junior in American English

to be younger than someone.
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What does seven years his junior mean?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe two/five/ten etc years somebody's juniorbe two/five/ten etc years somebody's junior (also be somebody's junior by two/five/ten etc years) written to be two, five, ten etc years younger than someone She married a man seven years her junior.
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How do you spell the name Junior?

This shows grade level based on the word's complexity. younger (designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr.
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What does it mean by 5 years my senior?

You can use the word senior to describe anyone who's older than you are. You might say, "My brother is six years my senior," especially if you want to make him feel old. Senior means "older," but it also means "old or aged," like your grandmother, who despite being a senior citizen, continues her skydiving hobby.
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What does five years my senior mean?

1 : a person older than another five years my senior.
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What age is a junior?

The core age range for Juniors is from 8 to 11 years, usually starting in the school year following their 8th birthday.
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What is the difference between senior and junior?

Years 1–3: Junior. Years 4–6: Mid-level. Years 6+: Senior. Years 10+: Principal/Architect.
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What are juniors in high school?

These same terms apply in the same way to the four years of a standard high school: 9th grade is freshman year, 10th grade sophomore year, 11th grade junior year, and 12th grade senior year.
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Does Junior mean son of?

Summary: Both are used to identify that the person is the second in the family to have the name. Jr is used when the son has the same name as the father. The second (II) is used when the elder family member is anyone other than the father.
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What makes a person a junior?

From Behind the Name: "Junior is used to distinguish a son with the same name as his father. The following conditions apply: The Junior must be a son of the father, not a grandson.
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How do you write Jr in full name?

Abbreviations for Name Suffixes

To abbreviate name suffixes such as “junior” and “senior,” the first and last letters -- “j” and “r” for “junior” and “s” and “r” for senior -- are written followed by a period. This abbreviation is used when a person's given name is written in full such as John H. Smith Jr.
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What does 13 years my senior mean?

Senior is used when indicating how much older one person is than another. For example, if someone is ten years your senior, they are ten years older than you. She became involved with a married man many years her senior.
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At what age are you a senior?

In the United States it is generally considered that a senior citizen is anyone of retirement age, or a person that has reached age 62 or older.
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Who is called senior?

Seniors are students in a high school, university, or college who are the oldest and who have reached an advanced level in their studies. [US] 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
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What is the meaning of senior brother?

(an) older (brother): (a brother) who has a greater age, who was born earlier. adjective. old: elderly, aged, the opposite of young or new. adjective.
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Is JR short for junior?

Jr. abbreviation for junior (= used at the end of a man's name to show that he is the son of a man with the same name): Martin Luther King, Jr.
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