Standard Lemma guide

lastborn

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • lästʹ-bôrn'
  • lăstʹ-bôrn'
  • /ˈlɑːstˌbɔː(ɹ)n/
  • /ˈlæstˌbɔː(ɹ)n/
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  • rhymes with -ɑːstbɔː(ɹ)n
  • rhymes with -æstbɔː(ɹ)n

1

adj

Meaning 1

Born last in a family; youngest in a the family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Younger than anyone else in a group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The youngest child of a family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The youngest member of any company or organization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From last + born.

Across languages

Translations

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: վերջինեկ (verǰinek) — born last in a family
  • Central Bikol: nguhod — born last in a family
  • Finnish: nuorin — born last in a family
  • German: letztgeboren — born last in a family
  • Indonesian: bungsu — born last in a family
  • Kazakh: кенже (kenje) — born last in a family
  • Malay: بوڠسو — born last in a family
  • Malay: bongsu — born last in a family
  • Polish: najmłodszy — born last in a family
  • Portuguese: caçula — born last in a family
  • Spanish: ultimogénito — born last in a family
  • Spanish: postremogénito — born last in a family
  • Vietnamese: út — born last in a family
  • Finnish: nuorin — being younger than anyone else
  • Polish: najmłodszy — being younger than anyone else
  • Ahtna: tlʼatahen — youngest child of a family
  • Armenian: վերջինեկ (verǰinek) — youngest child of a family
  • Azerbaijani: sonbeşik — youngest child of a family
  • Bashkir: кинйә (kinyə) — youngest child of a family
  • Central Bikol: kangudhan — youngest child of a family
  • Chinese Mandarin: 幼子 (yòu zǐ) — youngest child of a family
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老幺 (lǎoyāo) — youngest child of a family
  • Esperanto: lastenaskito — youngest child of a family
  • Finnish: kuopus — youngest child of a family
  • Finnish: nuorimmainen — youngest child of a family
  • Finnish: pahnanpohjimmainen — youngest child of a family
  • French: dernier-né — youngest child of a family
  • French: dernier-née — youngest child of a family
  • Greek: στερνοπαίδι (sternopaídi) — youngest child of a family
  • Greek: στερνοπούλι (sternopoúli) — youngest child of a family
  • Greek: αποσπόρι (apospóri) — youngest child of a family
  • Greek: απογέννι (apogénni) — youngest child of a family
  • Greek: Βενιαμίν (Veniamín) — youngest child of a family
  • Greek: αποζούδι (apozoúdi) — youngest child of a family
  • Indonesian: anak bungsu — youngest child of a family
  • Japanese: 末っ子 (suekko) — youngest child of a family
  • Japanese: 末子 (masshi) — youngest child of a family
  • Kapampangan: bunsu — youngest child of a family
  • Kazakh: кенже (kenje) — youngest child of a family
  • Korean: 막내 (mangnae) — youngest child of a family
  • Northern Kurdish: axirpişt — youngest child of a family
  • Polish: najmłodszy członek rodziny — youngest child of a family
  • Portuguese: caçula — youngest child of a family
  • Portuguese: ultimogénito — youngest child of a family
  • Portuguese: benjamim — youngest child of a family
  • Spanish: ultimogénito — youngest child of a family
  • Spanish: benjamín — youngest child of a family
  • Spanish: cumiche — youngest child of a family
  • Spanish: xocoyote — youngest child of a family
  • Spanish: socoyote — youngest child of a family
  • Spanish: shocoyote — youngest child of a family
  • Spanish: jocoyote — youngest child of a family
  • Swahili: mziwanda — youngest child of a family
  • Swahili: kitinda mimba — youngest child of a family
  • Swedish: minsting — youngest child of a family
  • Tagalog: bunso — youngest child of a family
  • Tamil: கடைக்குட்டி (kaṭaikkuṭṭi) — youngest child of a family
  • Tamil: கடைசிக்காரன் (kaṭaicikkāraṉ) — youngest child of a family
  • Tamil: கடைசிக்காரி (kaṭaicikkāri) — youngest child of a family
  • Lower Tanana: xwtl'otenenh — youngest child of a family
  • Turkish: sonbeşik — youngest child of a family
  • Vietnamese: út — youngest child of a family
  • Vietnamese: con út — youngest child of a family
  • Yoruba: àbígbẹ̀yìn — youngest child of a family
  • Finnish: kuopus — youngest member
  • Finnish: nuorin — youngest member
  • Kapampangan: bunsu — youngest member
  • Kapampangan: pekayanak — youngest member
  • Kapampangan: pekauali — youngest member
  • Korean: 막내 (mangnae) — youngest member
  • Polish: najmłodszy członek — youngest member
  • Tamil: கடைக்குட்டி (kaṭaikkuṭṭi) — youngest member