Sr.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sr"

English

Adjective

Sr.

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

   John Doe Sr.

   • 2025 May 7, Ben Morse, “‘Proud of you’: Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son earns first call-up for Portugal Under-15 national team”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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!”

Alternative forms

• (UK) Sr, Snr, snr

Synonyms

• the Elder
• Father

Hyponyms

• I (one)
• the First

Related terms

• Jr. (junior)

Translations

senior, post-nominal title used by a father sharing the same name as the son

• Bulgarian: ст. m (st.)
• Czech: st. (cs)
• French: père (fr)
• German: sen. (de)
• Hungarian: id. (hu)
• Polish: senior (pl) m
• Romanian: Sr.
• Vietnamese: bố (vi)

See also

• Dr.
• Jr.
• Mr.
• Ms.

Noun

Sr.

1. Abbreviation of Sister The title for religious sisters in Christianity.

   Sr. Josaphata

Alternative forms

• (UK) Sr

Anagrams

• R's, RS, Rs, Rs., r's, rs

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Sr, sr, sr.

Noun

Sr. m (plural Srs. or S.res, feminine Sra. or Sr.ª, feminine plural Sras. or Sr.ᵃˢ)

1. abbreviation of Senhor (“Mister”); Mr.

References

• "Pronomes de tratamento" in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa.
• "As abreviaturas de senhor/a, excelentíssimo/a e «Vossa Excelência»" in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa.
• "Abreviação de senhora e senhor" in Dicionário Online de Português.

Further reading

• “Sr.”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Sr, sr, sr.

Noun

Sr. m (plural Sres., feminine Sra., feminine plural Sras.)

1. abbreviation of Señor (“Mister”); Mr.