minor

(a) of lesser importance or stature or rank
- a minor poet
- had a minor part in the play
- a minor official
- many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen
- minor back roads
(a) lesser in scope or effect
- had minor differences
- a minor disturbance
(a) inferior in number or size or amount
- a minor share of the profits
- Ursa Minor
(a) of a scale or mode
- the minor keys
- in B flat minor
(a) not of legal age
- minor children
nonaged, underage,
(a) of lesser seriousness or danger
- suffered only minor injuries
- some minor flooding
- a minor tropical disturbance
(a) of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
(s) of the younger of two boys with the same family name
- Jones minor
(s) warranting only temporal punishment
- venial sin
venial,
(s) limited in size or scope
- a small business
- a newspaper with a modest circulation
- small-scale plans
- a pocket-size country
pocket-size, pocket-sized, small, small-scale, modest,

(n) a young person of either sex
- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- "tiddler" is a British term for youngster
child, kid, nipper, tiddler, youngster, nestling, shaver, small fry, tike, fry, tyke,

child kid nipper tiddler youngster nestling shaver small fry tike fry tyke nonaged underage venial pocket-size pocket-sized small small-scale modest

major

Minos

mina mind mine Ming mini mink mint minx

minah mince mined miner minge mingy minim Minos Minsk minty minus

minor axis minor diatonic scale minor expense minor fast day minority minority leader minor key minor league minor-league club minor leaguer minor-league team minor mode minor planet minor premise minor premiss minor role minors minor scale minor suit minor surgery minor term minor tranquilizer minor tranquilliser minor tranquillizer