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 not question …

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 siblings, and …

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 to …

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 word it?

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 brother to …

Jun 17, 2012 · The "again" means at another time or once more as in, for example: I shall not look upon his like again — Shakespeare Today is the oldest you've ever been and the youngest you'll ever be …

Dec 17, 2024 · I still don't understand. You don't like any of Edwin Ashworth's suggestions? Are you saying you don't want a superlative form of a word that means small? (Tiniest, teensiest, minutest, …

Nov 14, 2013 · The phrase “my younger younger brother” is most likely to be used only facetiously or sententiously, since phrases “my youngest brother” (when there are more than two other brothers) or …

Apr 19, 2016 · A maternal uncle is your mother's brother. What's the term for an uncle that is younger than you, or a niece/nephew that's older?

Jun 12, 2015 · which one is the correct phrase to say? I have always been confused by that. My {younger|little|smaller} sister.