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menor — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • infant noun A very young child, roughly from birth up to around two years old.
  • less adj Smaller in amount, degree, or quantity; not as much.
  • lesser adj Smaller, less important, or of lower rank, especially when comparing two things.
  • little adj Small in size.
  • minor adj Lesser in size, seriousness, or importance compared with something else.
  • underage adjective Below the legal age required for an activity, such as drinking or driving.

Senses

menor is used for these senses in English:

  • infant (legal) A minor.
  • lesser Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
  • little Insignificant, trivial.
  • minor (Scots law, obsolete) An adolescent, a person above the legal age of puberty but below the age of majority.
  • underage Below the legal age (usually age 18) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.

infant — full definition

  1. noun A very young child, roughly from birth up to around two years old.
  2. adjective Relating to the early years of primary school.

less — full definition

  1. adj Smaller in amount, degree, or quantity; not as much.
  2. prep Minus; with a certain amount taken away.

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