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the baby of the family, weaponizing cuteness while the rules quietly evaporate around them.
means The least old member of a group — typically the last-born child in a family.
from From Old English 'geong' (young), with the superlative '-est' suffix doing what it always does: pushing a quality to its extreme. 'Young' itself traces back to a Proto-Germanic root and is a distant cousin of Latin 'iuvenis' and Sanskrit 'yuvan,' all circling the same ancient idea of vigor and newness. So 'youngest' is simply 'young' cranked to its limit — the freshest arrival, dialed all the way up.
- funnier kids
- Last-borns are statistically more likely to be comedians.
- rule erosion
- Parents enforce curfews far more loosely on later children.
- risk takers
- Younger siblings choose riskier sports and careers.
- baby boom
- Youngest child often stays the family baby into adulthood.
- smaller frame
- Later-born kids tend to be slightly shorter on average.
lina medina — youngest confirmed mother in medical history, gave birth at age 5 in peru in 1939
michael kearney — youngest college graduate in u.s. history, earned degree at age 10 in 1994
kyrgios aged 13 — stefanie raymond, youngest professional tennis player, competed professionally at age 13 in canada