sr.

Thân thiện

Mr. Adams Sr. attends a family picnic in the park.

Definition

Adjective 1. A suffix indicating the elder: Used after a man's name to distinguish him from his younger relative, typically his son, who shares the same name. It is an abbreviation for "Senior."

Usage

• The suffix "Sr." is always placed after a person's full name, typically following a comma.
• It is used formally in written contexts to avoid confusion between two individuals with identical names, most commonly a father and son.
• It is the direct counterpart to "Jr." (Junior).

Examples

• Formal Distinction:
  • Martin Luther King Sr. was an early civil rights leader. (This distinguishes the father from his more famous son, Martin Luther King Jr.)
  • Please make the check payable to John A. Smith, Sr..
• Common Context:
  • The company was founded by William Ford Sr..

Advanced Usage

• Generational Distinction: While most commonly used for a father/son pair, "Sr." can theoretically be used to distinguish any older bearer of a name from a younger one within a family line, though this is less frequent.
• Punctuation: The period is standard as it is an abbreviation. In very informal contexts, it might sometimes be omitted, but this is not considered correct in formal writing.

Variants and Related Words

• Junior (Jr.): (adj.) A suffix used for the younger of two related individuals with the same name.
  • George Bush Jr. served as the 43rd U.S. President.
• Senior: (adj.) The full, unabbreviated form of "Sr.," meaning older or of higher rank. It can also be a noun meaning an older person or a final-year student.
  • He is the senior partner in the firm. (adj.)
  • She is a high school senior. (n.)

Synonyms

• The Elder: A descriptive phrase that can serve a similar distinguishing function.
  • We are referring to John Davis the elder.

Notes

• "Sr." is not typically used after a person's name during their lifetime unless a "Jr." also exists. Once the "Sr." passes away, the "Jr." often drops the suffix, and the cycle may continue with a "III" (the third).
• It is almost exclusively used for males. The female equivalent for distinguishing a mother and daughter is less standardized but sometimes "Sr." is used, or more commonly, "the elder" is specified.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
   • Bill Adams, Sr.

Từ đồng nghĩa

• elder
• older