last-born

[ last-bawrn, lahst- ]

/ ˈlæstˈbɔrn, ˈlɑst- /

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adjective

last in order of birth; youngest.

noun

a last-born or youngest child.

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Origin of last-born

First recorded in 1865–70

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To reproduce the impulse born of the thought—this is the aim of a psychological method.
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