youngest

American  

[yuhng-gist] / ˈyʌŋ gɪst /

adjective

1. superlative of young.

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noun

1. a person who is the least old of a group, as the youngest member of a family.

   Their youngest is still in high school.

Etymology

Origin of youngest

First recorded before 1000; young ( def. ) + -est ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

One says "bees" - within it are dozens of knitted and cuddly insects - a nod to 10-year-old Matilda Bee, the youngest victim of the attack.

From BBC

Taylor Swift has become the youngest female artist inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

From BBC

Bethell became the youngest man to captain England when he led the side in a T20 series in Ireland in September and made his maiden Test century against Australia in Sydney.

From BBC

The Vances are the youngest family to occupy the vice presidency since Al Gore’s young children lived at the Naval Observatory.

From The Wall Street Journal

The couple has two children and look to their host country to provide the best possible education for the girls -- the youngest of whom was born in Colombia four years ago.

From Barron's

Related Words

• budding
• inexperienced
• new
• youthful