minor

1. minor (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly

Example: of minor importance

2. minor (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option: Underage, not having reached legal majority.

Example: The defendant resides at 123 Fake Street with his partner and two minor children.

3. minor (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option: Not serious, not involving risk of death, permanent injury, dangerous surgery, or extended hospitalization.

Example: She suffered a minor injury.

4. minor (noun) — sense 4

Definition: A child, a person who has not reached the age of majority, consent, etc. and is legally subject to fewer responsibilities and less accountability and entitled to fewer legal rights and privileges.

Example: No, he can't get a mortgage or sell the house. He's still a minor. For the most part, he can't sign a legally binding contract.

5. minor (noun) — sense 5

Definition: A lesser person or thing, a person, group, or thing of minor rank or in the minor leagues.

Example: He plays in the minors.

6. minor (noun) — sense 6

Definition: A formally recognized secondary area of undergraduate study, requiring fewer course credits than the equivalent major.

Example: I got a minor in English Lit.

7. minor (verb) — sense 7

Definition: Used in a phrasal verb: minor in.