youngest child

Last-born family member

The youngest child is the last-born among siblings in a family.

The term carries cultural weight—youngest children are stereotypically seen as spoiled, carefree, or attention-seeking: As the youngest child, she got away with everything.

In birth order psychology, the youngest is often characterized as charming and rebellious, though such generalizations vary widely.

Opposites
birth order position

youngest childoldest child

Initial offspring in family

eldest child · firstborn · eldest · first child · oldest

family structure role

youngest childbig brother

Older male sibling

big sister · older sibling · only child

Family

young, younger, youngest, youth, youthful, youthfully, youthfulness, child, children

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G