Minor

adjective

'maɪnər

Adjective

not of legal age
“minor children”
Similar:NonagedUnderage
of lesser importance or stature or rank
“a minor poet”
“had a minor part in the play”
“a minor official”
(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
“the minor keys”
“in B flat minor”
of the younger of two boys with the same family name
“Jones minor”
relatively moderate, limited, or small
Similar:ModestPocket-sizePocket-sizedSmallSmall-scale
warranting only temporal punishment
Similar:Venial
inferior in number or size or amount
“a minor share of the profits”

a young person of either sex
Similar:Child Fry KidNestlingNipper
Type of:Juvenile

have as one's secondary field of study
“in collee she minored in mathematics”
Type of:Study

lesser in scope or effect
“had minor differences”
“a minor disturbance”
of lesser seriousness or danger
“suffered only minor injuries”
“some minor flooding”
“a minor tropical disturbance”
of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization