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    adullstudent is offline Junior Member
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    Thumbs down what do u call it?

    is there any word for the last child of a family(the youngest)?

    thanks.

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    Default Re: what do u call it?

    I think we may use word "kid"

    Ibra

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    Default Re: what do u call it?

    Hello Adullstudent,

    For me, youngest would suffice. Not really sure if there is a word for that. If there is, please post it. Thanks.

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    Default Re: what do u call it?

    Another way to name it, itīs Benjamin coming from the Old Testament and referring to the youngest kid in a family

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    Default Re: what do u call it?

    Quote Originally Posted by adullstudent View Post
    is there any word for the last child of a family(the youngest)?

    thanks.
    Hi adullstudent!

    The youngest member of a family or a group is called 'baby'.
    Last edited by retro; 07-Sep-2006 at 13:38.

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    Hi Adullstudent,

    You could call him/her Lastborne.

    Hope it helps.

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    Default Re: what do u call it?

    Quote Originally Posted by explorelang
    Hi Adullstudent,

    You could call him/her Lastborne.

    Hope it helps.
    Is there any specific name for a girl and boy?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fazzu View Post
    Is there any specific name for a girl and boy?
    No, there isn't. It would be 'the lastborne male' or 'the lastborne female'. However, 'lastborne' is somewhat archaic: 'youngest male' or 'youngest female' is perfectly OK, and more natural.

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    Default Re: what do u call it?

    To refer to the last born we often use, 'the baby', as in,

    She's/He's/You're the baby of the family. Some families have pet phrases; the littlest; the littlest kiddlence; the pup; ...

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    Default "the baby"

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    I've even heard adults referred to as "the baby in the family".
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    Maybe it's a BE vs AmE thing, but I think saying 'youngest male' or 'youngest female' sounds distinctly "clinical" (i.e. unnatural).

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