Definition of "last-born" [last-born]

• Last in order of birth; youngest. (adjective)
• One that is born last, as a youngest child. (noun)

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• "But coming from a family of four children, and knowing the possible consequences – especially how the last-born can inadvertently bring out the worst in his/her parents – I would definitely consider this paradigm, if I were you."
• "Repeat the experiement and ask how many of them were born last (I think somebody above made a similar observation counting only-children as last-born)."
• "The last-born; onward they travel, carefully testing the packed-down ground in front of them and peeking around the well-worn corners of life."