Secondaire.
ETYM Latin, a comparative with no positive.
(Homonym: miner).
1. Inferior in number or size or amount.
2. Lesser in scope or effect.
3. Limited in size or scope; SYN. modest, small, small-scale.
4. Of lesser importance or stature or rank.
5. Of lesser seriousness or danger.
6. (British) Of the younger of two boys with the same family name.
7. (Law) Not of legal age; SYN. nonaged, underage.
8. (Music) Of a scale or mode.
9. (Theology) Warranting only temporal punishment; SYN. venial.
10. Pertaining to one's secondary field of academic concentration or specialization.
Travailleur de la mine.
ETYM AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth. kilthei womb, in-kilthô with child.
(Irregular plural: children).
1. A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; SYN. kid.
2. A member of a clan or tribe.
3. A young person of either sex (between birth and puberty); SYN. kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling.
4. An immature childish person; SYN. baby.
ETYM Cf. French mineur.
(Homonym: minor).
Laborer who works in a mine; SYN. mineworker.