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youngest

/ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/adjective2 syllables

Youngest means: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth.

Synonyms for youngest34

adjective, as in (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

young, immature, one-year-old, two-year-old, three-year-old, four-year-old, five-year-old, adolescent, teen, teenage, teenaged, infantile, boyish, boylike
and 12 more, schoolboyish, childlike, childly, early, girlish, schoolgirlish, junior, little, small, newborn, preteen, preadolescent

adjective, as in not tried or tested by experience

unseasoned, untested, untried, young, inexperienced, inexperient

adjective, as in suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

youthful, vernal, young, immature

adjective, as in (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity

new, young, early

adjective, as in being in its early stage

young, new

Opposites of youngest

old

What does youngest mean?5

adjective

1

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth“young people”

2

not tried or tested by experience“unseasoned artillery volunteers”

3

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh“he is young for his age”

4

(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity“new potatoes”

5

being in its early stage“a young industry”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Youngest in a sentence

  • Your youngest son is planning to become a doctor, correct?Alkrasnov
  • Lorenzo paid more attention to his youngest son, of course.Amastan
  • Elderly guests should always be served first, just after the youngest ones.Objectivesea
  • Then, they dissmissed her opinion because she was the youngest.Igider15
  • Of the three boys, the youngest is the most attractive.CM
  • His mother had three sons, of whom he was the youngest.unknown
  • It mightn't have been my youngest brother's fault, but it wasn't mine either.fcbond
  • My youngest sister is a teacher, my oldest one, a medical doctor.Dorenda

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