Thesaurus results for JUNIOR MISS

junior miss

noun

Definition of junior miss

as in subdebutante

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Recent Examples of junior miss Pageant director Makenzie Kooi said little miss candidates are between 6 and 9, junior miss contestants between 10 and 12, teen between 13 and 15 and those who wish to be Miss Waukegan between 16 and 22. — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for junior miss

Noun

At the time, Jackson was pop’s fastest-rising star, having bridged the teenybopper mania of the Jackson 5 with mature disco-soul hits on his 1979 solo breakthrough, Off the Wall.

— Greg Poole, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
The show sent her to malls to meet fans, fashioning her into a teenybopper starlet.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025

Definition of teenybopper

Noun

Costly free-agent misses, an aging roster and Dave Roberts’ tactical choices compounded the collapse, raising questions about how the Dodgers recover after an unexpectedly early exit.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
While costs were a little higher than expected, the beat on revenue more than made up for the expense miss.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026