A person who has not yet reached the age ofmajority; n New York, that is age 18.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
minor (adjective)1.
inferior in importance, size, or degree comparatively unimportant
2.
not having reached majority
3.
a) having half steps between the second and third, the fifth and sixth, and sometimes the seventh and eighth degrees - minor scale
b) based on a minor scale - minor key
c) less by a semitone than the corresponding major interval - minor third
d) having a minor third above the root - minor triad
4.
not serious or involving risk to life - minor illness
5.
of or relating to an academic subject requiring fewer courses than a major
1.
a person who is not yet old enough to have the rights of an adult
2.
a minor musical interval, scale, key, or mode
3.
a) a minor academic subject
b) a student taking a specified minor
4.
a determinant or matrix obtained from a given determinant or matrix by eliminating the row and column in which a given element lies
5.
minor league baseball - used with the
intransitive verb
to take courses in a minor subject
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
minor (adjective)1.
having not so great importance or rank as another
SYNONYMS:
inferior, junior, less, lower, minor, smaller, subordinateRELATED WORDS:
little, mean, small; minute, petty; jerkwater, one-horse, second-class, second-rate, two-bit; associate, auxiliary, secondary, subsidiaryNEAR ANTONYMS:
choice, exceptional, first-class, first-rate2.
of little or less value or merit
SYNONYMS:
mean, minor, secondary, second-class, second-rateRELATED WORDS:
junior, lesser, lower, low-level, petty, smaller, subordinate, under; average, common, fair, middling, ordinary; amiss, bad, defective, unsatisfactory, wrong; deficient, inadequate, insufficient, unacceptable; littler, slighter, smaller; jerkwater, low-rent, one-horse, small-time, two-bitNEAR ANTONYMS:
major, more, primary, senior; choice, exceptional, first-class, first-rate, high-grade, premium, prime, select, selected; acceptable, adequate, sufficient3.
lacking importance
SYNONYMS:
fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, Mickey Mouse, minor, minute, negligible, nugatory, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivialRELATED WORDS:
jerkwater, one-horse; nickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthless; anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknownNEAR ANTONYMS:
decisive, fatal, fateful; chief, dominant, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, principal; distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable; valuable, worthwhile, worthy; distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, preeminent, prestigious; famous, notorious, renowned; all-important, basic, essential, fundamental, key
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