Phrase guide

middle child

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In an immediate family containing three children, the child who is neither the oldest nor the youngest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: միջնեկ (miǰnek) — the child who is neither the oldest nor the youngest
  • Armenian: միջնակ (miǰnak) — the child who is neither the oldest nor the youngest
  • Azerbaijani: ortancıl — the child who is neither the oldest nor the youngest
  • Azerbaijani: ortancıl uşaq — the child who is neither the oldest nor the youngest
  • Finnish: keskimmäinen — the child who is neither the oldest nor the youngest
  • French: cadet — the child who is neither the oldest nor the youngest
  • Polish: środkowe dziecko — the child who is neither the oldest nor the youngest
  • Portuguese: filho do meio — the child who is neither the oldest nor the youngest
  • Portuguese: filha do meio — the child who is neither the oldest nor the youngest