adj.
1.lower in rank or importance
2.subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
3.of a clause
4.inferior in rank or status subordinate n.
1.an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
2.a word that is more specific than a given word subordinate v.
1.rank or order as less important or consider of less value
2.make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
Idiom of the Day
look in on (someone)
to go to see someone, to make a short visit to someone, to make a call on someone to see if he or she is doing well
"Could you please look in on the baby and see if she is sleeping."