Definitions

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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He shares eldest daughter Royalty with ex-girlfriend and model Nia Guzman, son Aeko with ex-girlfriend and model Ammika Harris and youngest daughter Lovely with esthetician Diamond Brown.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Bronny James, the youngest player on the Lakers’ roster, knows he can beat anyone up the court.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Leavitt is already the mother of a boy born in July 2024, and at 28, is the youngest person ever appointed to the intense, high-visibility post.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Ella Hakkinen - daughter of double F1 world champion Mika - was previously the youngest driver currently on the McLaren driver development programme, having joined last year aged 14.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Hearing my name usually makes me smile—as the youngest and only girl of the family, I was named Benvenida because everyone welcomed me when I was born.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar