"baby of the family" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: babies of the family [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|babies of the family}} baby of the family (plural babies of the family)
  1. The youngest member of an immediate family. Categories (topical): Family members Synonyms: lastborn Translations (youngest member of an immediate family): benjamin (note: for a male) [masculine] (French), benjamine [feminine] (French), Nesthäkchen [neuter] (German), בֶּן זְקוּנִים (ben ziquním) [masculine] (Hebrew), mezin (note: for a male) [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-baby_of_the_family-en-noun-UWU6odX8 Disambiguation of Family members: 43 26 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 30 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 30 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 30 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 30 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 41 30 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 41 30 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 42 29 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 42 29 29 Disambiguation of 'youngest member of an immediate family': 50 26 24
  2. A member of an immediate family who behaves as, or is treated as though they were the youngest member of a family.
    Sense id: en-baby_of_the_family-en-noun-6pQagGiY
  3. An adult member of an immediate family who is treated by others in the family, especially the parents, as though they were a child. Related terms: firstborn, middle child
    Sense id: en-baby_of_the_family-en-noun-ClpoU2HD

Inflected forms

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