youngest

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈjʌŋ.ɡəst/

Adjective

youngest

1. superlative form of young: most young
2. Most recently begun or formed.

   I may be the youngest in my family but I still resent being referred to as the baby.

3. (card games) Receiving dealt cards last, i.e. immediately before the next deal to the eldest.

Translations

superlative form of young

• Armenian: կրտսեր (hy) (krtser)
• Czech: nejmladší (cs)
• Danish: yngste (attributive), yngst (da) (predicative)
• Dutch: jongst (nl)
• Finnish: nuorin
• German: jüngste (de)
• Hungarian: legfiatalabb (hu)
• Malay: termuda
• Maori: muringa
• Polish: najmłodszy
• Russian: мла́дший (ru) (mládšij), са́мый мла́дший (sámyj mládšij)
• Spanish: más joven, jovencisímo
• Swedish: yngsta (sv) (attributive), yngst (sv) (predicative)
• Ukrainian: наймоло́дший (najmolódšyj)
• Vietnamese: út (vi), trẻ nhất
• Volapük: yunikün

Noun

youngest (plural youngests)

1. The youngest child in a family, or individual in a group.

Translations

youngest child in a family

• Armenian: կրտսեր (hy) (krtser)
• French: benjamin (fr) m
• Japanese: 末っ子 (ja) (suekko), 末子 (ja) (masshi)
• Korean: 막내 (ko) (mangnae)
• Maori: whakamutunga, whakapākanga, pōtiki, mutunga, pōhā, pōwhā
• Polish: beniaminek (pl) m
• Vietnamese: út (vi), con út