Noun: minors mI-nu(r)z
- (baseball) a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball)
"He spent two years in the minors before being called up";
- minor league, bush league [N. Amer]
- A young person of either sex
"she writes books for minors";
- child, kid [informal], youngster, shaver [informal], nipper [informal], small fry [informal], tiddler [Brit, informal], tike [informal], tyke [informal], nestling [informal], wean [UK, Ireland, dialect], kiddy [informal], kiddie [informal]
- (law) someone too young to have full legal responsibility
"As a minor, she needed a parent's consent";
- infant
- Have as one's secondary field of study
"in college she minored in mathematics"
- [N. Amer] (higher education) study as a secondary subject
"She majored in physics and minored in mathematics"
Sounds like: minor, miner, mynors, miners, my
Type of: conference, juvenile, juvenile person, league, study
Encyclopedia: Minors
Minor, Stephen