Definition of Minor

Adjective: minor mI-nu(r)

Of lesser importance, 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"
Lesser in scope or effect
"had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance"
Inferior in number, size or amount
"a minor share of the profits"; "Ursa Minor"
(music) of a musical scale in which some notes are sounded flat
"the minor keys"; "in B flat minor"
(law) not of legal age
"minor children";
- nonaged, underage
Of lesser seriousness or danger
"suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance"
Of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
[Brit] Of the younger of two boys with the same family name
"Jones minor"
(theology) warranting only temporal punishment
"minor sin";
- venial
Limited in size or scope
"a newspaper with a minor circulation";
- modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

Noun: minor mI-nu(r)

A young person of either sex
"she writes books for minors";
- child, kid, youngster, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler [Brit], tike, tyke, fry, nestling, wean [UK, Ireland]
(law) someone too young to have full legal responsibility
- infant

Verb: minor mI-nu(r)
Usage: N. Amer