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youngest

[ yuhng-gist ]

adjective

  1. superlative of young.


noun

  1. a person who is the least old of a group, as the youngest member of a family:

    Their youngest is still in high school.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of youngest1

First recorded before 1000; young ( def ) + -est 1( def )
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Lydia, Ms Chick's youngest daughter, told the court Butler "didn't love" her mum.

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Thomas “died in his home town of Brighton & Hove, with his wife and youngest stepdaughter by his side,” the statement continued.

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Thompson and Venables were found guilty of killing James, making them the youngest convicted murderers in modern British history.

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A non-verbal neurodiverse artist, a former Iraqi refugee and one of the youngest ever nominees are among the artists shortlisted for this year's Turner Prize.

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The youngest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales appears in a picture taken in Norfolk earlier this month, with the photo posted on their social media platforms.

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