baby of the family
The youngest member of an immediate familyThe youngest member of an immediate family.
» I'm the baby of the family.
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3 sensesThe youngest member of an immediate family.
Nesthäkchen
A member of an immediate family who behaves as, or is treated as though they were the youngest member of a family.
An adult member of an immediate family who is treated by others in the family, especially the parents, as though they were a child.
Examples
9 sentencesI'm the baby of the family.
He is the baby of the family.
ruОн младший ребёнок в семье. — sharptoothed
Tom is the baby of the family.
Tom isn't the baby of the family.
Steve, I heard you were the baby of the family.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: babies of the family| Singular | baby of the family |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.