- superlative of young.
youngest
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of youngest
First recorded before 1000; young ( def. ) + -est 1 ( def. )
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Eisenkot’s youngest son, Gal, was killed in Gaza during the war, as were two of his nephews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
He says we’re heating rooms nobody uses, and he’s right that nobody has slept in the fourth bedroom since our youngest left 12 years ago.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
The youngest of seven children, McKinney lost his mother to cancer when he was only 2.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
While in Houston, Talarico met with college students, some of the youngest voters in the US electorate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Leah was more than twenty years older than her two youngest sisters.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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