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'''Junior''' comes from the Latin for "younger."
It may refer to:
* [[Junior (suffix)]] (usually "Jr"), the suffix given to a child with the exact same name as a parent (typically a son and father)
* [[US standard clothing size]], where ''Junior'' is a women's clothing size
* [[Atlético Junior]], a football (soccer) team from Barranquilla, Colombia
* [[Junior (chess)]], a world-champion chess program
* [[Junior ice hockey]], ice hockey league for players under 21
* [[Scottish Junior Football Association]], lower division football in Scotland (not age restricted)
* [[Junior tennis]], tennis for players under 18
* [[Junior high school]], a school between elementary school and high school, often called middle school or intermediate school
* [[Junior school]], school for children about 6 to 11 in Australia, Ireland, and the UK
* [[High school junior]], a student in [[eleventh grade]]
* [[Higher education|Junior (university)]], the third year of a four year higher education program
* [[Junior senator]], the senator from a state with lesser seniority
* [[Junior (band)]], a pop music punk band from Texas
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To the following '''people''', as a '''surname''':
* [[Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior]], a Brazilian football (soccer) playera Brazilian football (soccer) player who played in the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups.
* [[Júnior Baiano]] (Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior), a Brazilian football (soccer) player in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The Demonym ''Baiano'' indicates his birth in the Bahia state.
* [[Jenílson Ângelo de Souza|Jenílson Ângelo de Souza Júnior]], a Brazilian football (soccer) player who played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
*[[Roque Júnior|José Vítor Roque Júnior]], a Brazilian football (soccer) player who played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup (known as Roque Júnior).
* [[José Luiz Guimarães Sanabio Júnior]] a Brazilian football (soccer) player playing in [[FC Copenhagen]].
*[[Manuel Oliveira Silva Júnior]]
*[[Fábio Júnior Pereira|Fábio Júnior]], a Brazilian football (soccer) player currently with Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Among specific '''people''', as a '''nickname''':
* [[Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]], an American NASCAR driver.
* [[Ken Griffey, Jr.]], a baseball player.
* [[Junior Giscombe]], an 80's British R&B singer/songwriter.
* [[Junior Reid]], a Jamaican reggae singer.
Use in '''fiction''':
* [[Junior (film)|''Junior'' (film)]], a 1994 comedy film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
* [[Junior (2005 film)|''Junior'' (2005 film)]], a 2005 French animated film.
* [[Jr. (Xenosaga)]], a character in the ''Xenosaga'' game series.
* In ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'', the name of the Gorgs' son
* A character on [[Reno 911!]], Travis Junior, portrayed by [[Robert Ben Garant]]
* The name of the child character in the movie ''[[Problem Child (movie)|Problem Child]]''
== See also ==
* [[Senior]]
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