- superlative of young.
youngest
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of youngest
First recorded before 1000; young ( def. ) + -est 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Chey and Roh both attended their youngest daughter’s wedding in October 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie‘s youngest daughter, Vivienne, is seeking to drop “Pitt” from her name, according to People.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Even Trump’s youngest son, then a first-year student at New York University, was part of the group.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Downton Abbey” welcomed Tom Branson, a working-class Irishman, into their home and family when the youngest Crawley daughter, Sybil, eloped with him.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
“This is Cadet Regan Fitz and Cadet Elliot Mason, our youngest recruits to the program to date,” Callaway said, and Regan and I both nodded greetings.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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