
"Younger" or "youngest" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jan 12, 2012 · Then 7 years old is the youngest child, 13 years old is the oldest child, 13 and 9 years old are the two older children and 7 and 9 years old are the two younger children. This is …
What is the difference between younger and youngest?
Jan 20, 2021 · His sister is his youngest sibling, but his younger sister. Since she is the lone female child, there is no need for the superlative form. Suppose, however, that there are more …
my [young / younger / youngest] sisters - English Language
Dec 24, 2014 · A friend of mine has a big family. She is a Chinese girl, and has five sisters, who are all younger than she. She wants to know how to introduce her five sisters. To make it easy …
"again" in "Today is the oldest you've ever been and the youngest …
Jun 17, 2012 · Today is the oldest you've ever been and the youngest you'll ever be again. is a literary quote by Anonymous that has been around for a long time, and I think that that is proof …
youngest of his siblings - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
1 I find the phrase one of and the word youngest clumsy in this context, and would instead say (for example) He was among the younger siblings or He was a young sibling or He was little …
count - How do you refer to number of siblings? - English …
Dec 13, 2022 · Thank you for the response. However, how would I refer to the number of siblings and still use the word siblings within the sentence? Or perhaps what would be a better way to …
Can the eldest sibling of three males call his younger brother "my ...
Nov 14, 2013 · My youngest brother works in the back while my elder, younger brother takes orders at the counter." "The older of my brothers." Comes across as a grammatically awkward …
word choice - My younger/little/smaller sister - English Language ...
Jun 12, 2015 · If you only have one sister and she is younger than you, she is your younger/little/baby sister. If you have several sisters, it gets more complicated: The sisters …
'my eldest son' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jan 25, 2019 · If there are three children in the family: A. a boy, eldest B. a girl C. a boy, youngest Is it correct for their father to refer to A as 'my eldest son' and to B as 'my younger daughter'? …
meaning of "fallen little short of a mother in affection" in Jane ...
Dec 17, 2014 · She was the youngest of the two daughters of a most affectionate, indulgent father; ad had, in consequence of her sister's marriage, been mistress of his house from a …