youngest

Pluralyoungests

1. 1
   adjective

   Superlative of young. Use this form for the one that is the most young of all.

   She is the youngest player on the whole team.

   My little brother is the youngest in our family.

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2. 2
   noun

   The family member or group member who is lower in age than all the others.

   As the youngest, she got hand-me-downs from her brothers.

   The youngest of the family always sat closest to the door.

   Similarbaby

   Oppositeeldest, oldest

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3. 3
   adjective

   Made or started more recently than all the others of its kind.

   Like the newest tree in a forest, planted after all the others.

   These granite peaks are the youngest mountains in the whole region.

   Our company is the youngest of the four, but it grows fast.

   Similarnewest, latest

   Oppositeoldest

4. 4
   adjective

   In a card game, being the player who is dealt cards last in each round.

   As the youngest hand, he picked up his cards last.

   In this game the youngest hand gets the last card each time around the table.

   Oppositeeldest

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