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

James became the youngest person to reach 15,000 points when he was 25 years and 79 days old.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Born the youngest of six children on March 20, 1984, in Dallas, Duong wound up leaving school to pursue a feature development deal for his screenplay “Enchanted Melody,” but that fell through because of financing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Verstappen made his F1 debut in 2015 as a 17-year-old and became the youngest driver to win a race at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, aged 18 years and seven months.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Born in Kibblesworth, which used to be in County Durham, King was the youngest of three children and his dad served in the Arctic Convoys during World War Two.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

But she had no intention of letting Mr. Capron parade her youngest, unmarried daughters in front of groups of curious men in the country’s largest city.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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