Senior

See also: senior, sénior, and sênior

English

Alternative forms

• Sinyard

Proper noun

Senior

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• Ireson, Nerios, Serino, irones, nories, nosier, rosein, seroin

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin senior.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeːni̯oːr/, [ˈzeːniˌoːɐ̯], [ˈzeːnˌjoːɐ̯], [-ɔɐ̯]

• Audio:

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Noun

Senior m (mixed, genitive Seniors, plural Senioren, feminine Seniorin)

1. father, senior, the elder (older of two close male relatives, especially with the same name)

   Synonym: (abbreviation) Sen.

   Antonym: Junior

   Der Senior ist zehn Zentimeter größer als der Junior.

   The father is ten centimetres taller than the son.

2. (euphemistic, often in the plural) senior citizen, elderly person, older adult

   Für Senioren haben wir auch kleinere Portionen.

   For senior citizens, we also serve smaller portions.

3. (sports) adult

   Synonym: Alter Herr

   Antonym: Junior

   Nächstes Jahr werd ich 19, da spiel ich dann schon bei den Senioren.

   I’m turning 19 next year, so I’ll be playing with the adults.

Declension

Declension of Senior [masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Senior	die	Senioren
genitive	eines	des	Seniors	der	Senioren
dative	einem	dem	Senior	den	Senioren
accusative	einen	den	Senior	die	Senioren

Derived terms

• Seniorenheim
• Seniorentreff

Further reading

• “Senior” in Duden online
• “Senior” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Noun

Senior m (plural Senioren)

1. senior