English term
beloved the youngest child of the family
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| 4 +5 | last-born |
Kim Metzger
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Nikos Mastrakoulis
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Oso (X)
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Stephen Rifkind
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Dec 11, 2005 08:22: RHELLER changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Oso (X), Stephen Rifkind, RHELLER
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the baby (of the family)
The baby of the family definitely occupies a prized position in the household. And let's face it, most of our older relatives still hold on to some ...
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ tg/detail/-/0156101505?v=glance - 86k -
Anne Brontë - the baby of the family - Books - Times Online
AS the youngest of the six Brontë children, Anne was always regarded as the baby of the family. Shy, demure and sweet-tempered, she nevertheless had her own ...
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6044-609789,00.html
Mexico
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
last-born
ADJECTIVE: Last in order of birth; youngest.
NOUN: One that is born last, as a youngest child.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/84/L0058400.html
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Rebecca Barath
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Gareth McMillan
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Nikos Mastrakoulis
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Alexandra Tussing
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Angela Dickson (X)
: this is technically correct and register-neutral
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Greece
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Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English
last-born / youngest child
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Jack Doughty
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Thank you, Jack!
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Thank you, Marju!
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Alexandra Tussing
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Thank you, Alexandra!
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Angela Dickson (X)
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Thank you, Angela!
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Benjamin
"The noun Benjamin has one meaning:
Meaning #1: (Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel. "
http://www.answers.com/topic/benjamin
Good luck from Oso ¶:^)
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Note added at 2005-12-11 05:43:07 (GMT)
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\"...I just thought when I read ***\"benjamin\" of how we used this term to denote the youngest of \'several\' siblings*** - in \"older\" cultures - (non-modern USA) where the phrase would instead be \"apple of one\'s eyes\" - parent\'s eyes.
The root of course comes from the 12 brothers of Joseph - the 12 tribes of Israel (Jacob) - Benjamin was the youngest.
In fact sometimes we would derisively call my sister (the youngest of four) \"Benjamina\" because she got away with \'murder\' being born thus. ...\"
\"...In continental Europe (don\'t know about the British Isles, but it might just be the same), ***a Benjamin is the youngest of a group***. The biblical Benjamin was the patriarch Jacob\'s youngest son.
In the group of friends I spend most time with I am the Benjamin because they are all six or seven years my senior. ...\"
\"...In German a Benjamin is the youngest member of a family. ...\"
http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/awadmail182.html
In Spanish we also use \"benjamin\" to denote the youngest and most beloved child of a family.
www.answers.com/topic/benjamin
http://www.wordsmith.org/board/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=152479&Main=152207
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Gareth McMillan
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Not being familiar with a word doesn't automatically make it "obscure" for the rest of us. Offering "last-born" in response to "last-born" seems way too effortless and simplistic IMO. ¶:^)
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Angela Dickson (X)
: I understand what you mean but it is very uncommon usage in English, I'm afraid - Benjamin is a common name for boys no matter what their position in the family.
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Israel
Translating since 2004 / ITA Recognized
Native in: French 
, English
Works in: French to English, Russian to English, Hebrew to English
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