lastborn

See also: last-born

English

Etymology

last + born

Pronunciation

  • enPR: lästʹ-bôrn', lăstʹ-bôrn', IPA(key): /ˈlɑːst.ˌbɔː(ɹ)n/, /ˈlæst.ˌbɔː(ɹ)n/
    • (UK) [ˈlɑːst.ˌbɔːn]
    • (US) [ˈlæst.ˌbɔɚ̯n]
  • Hyphenation: last‧born
  • Rhymes: -ɑːstbɔː(ɹ)n, -æstbɔː(ɹ)n

Noun

lastborn (plural lastborns)

  1. The youngest child of a family.
  2. (figuratively) The youngest member of any company or organization.

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Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of youngest child): firstborn

Translations

Adjective

lastborn (not comparable)

  1. Born last in a family; youngest in a the family.
  2. (figuratively) Younger than anyone else in a group.

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