youngest

[yuhng-gist] / ˈyʌŋ gɪst /

ADJECTIVE

immature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

budding inexperienced new youthful

STRONG

adolescent blooming blossoming crude developing fledgling green growing infant inferior junior juvenile little modern newborn punk raw recent tender tenderfoot

WEAK

boyish boylike burgeoning callow childish childlike early fresh girlish girllike half-grown ignorant newish not aged pubescent puerile undeveloped undisciplined unfinished unfledged unlearned unpracticed unripe unseasoned untried unversed vernal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

experienced old

STRONG

adult healthy mature older sophisticated

Example Sentences

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The snack mix is sometimes gently thrown over the youngest child in a symbol of prosperity.

From BBC

After their youngest child started school last September, he set up a consultancy that he works on during school hours.

From BBC

Only William, the youngest son, whose childhood was hobbled by what “today would be labeled learning disabilities,” stayed close to home.

From The Wall Street Journal

I always saw myself as the youngest person in the room.

From Los Angeles Times

Much of the criticism has focused on the club assembling the youngest squad in the Premier League, with an average starting XI aged under 24.

From BBC