sr.

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

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adj

Abbreviation of senior A title used after a father's name when his son is given the same name.

noun

"John Doe Sr."
"Ronaldo Sr., who is the record goalscorer in men’s international soccer with 136 goals for Portugal, congratulated his son on his Instagram Stories by posting a picture of his name on the squad list, saying: “Proud of you, son!”"
"Sr. Josaphata"

Sr (alternative) Snr (alternative)

Jr. Dr. Mr. Ms.

the Elder Father elder older

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