Definition of "Minor" :

noun: a young person of either sex

verb: have as one's secondary field of study

"In collee she minored in mathematics."

adjective: relatively moderate, limited, or small

adjective: inferior in number or size or amount

"A minor share of the profits."

adjective: lesser in scope or effect

"Had minor differences."

adjective: not of legal age

"Minor children."

adjective: (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees

"The minor keys."

adjective: of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

adjective: of lesser importance or stature or rank

"A minor poet."

adjective: of lesser seriousness or danger

"Suffered only minor injuries."

adjective: warranting only temporal punishment

adjective: of the younger of two boys with the same family name

"Jones minor."