jeune — meaning in English

English meaning

• fasting noun Going without food, often for religious, spiritual, or health reasons.
• junior adj Lower in rank, position, or seniority.
• small adjective Limited in size, amount, or importance; not large.
• young adjective In an early stage of life; not yet old.
• youth noun The period of life between childhood and adulthood.
• youthful adjective Looking or behaving young, often despite one's actual age.

Senses

jeune is used for these senses in English:

• junior (not comparable, often, preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger.
• small (figuratively, incomparable) Young, as a child.
• youth (countable) A young person.
• youth (countable) A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.
• youthful Young or seeming young.

junior — full definition

1. adj Lower in rank, position, or seniority.
2. adj Younger, especially the younger of two people with the same name (often father and son).
3. noun A student in the third year of a four-year high school or university program.
4. noun A younger or less experienced person, especially in a job.

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