youngest child
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This refers to the youngest child in a family, regardless of gender.
youngest child
The youngest among a parent's children or among a group of siblings.
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ลูกคนเล็กเอาแต่ใจมาก lûuk khon lék aw tɛ̀ɛ cay mâak The youngest child is very spoiled. ลูกคนเล็กเอาแต่ใจมาก details
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ฉันเป็นลูกคนเล็กในครอบครัว chǎn pen lûuk khon lék nay khrɔ̂ɔpkhrua I am the youngest child in my family. ฉันเป็นลูกคนเล็กในครอบครัว details
Learning notes
Explanation
The expression is formed from ลูก (“child”), คน (the classifier for people), and เล็ก (“small”). Here, เล็ก normally refers to the child's position by age within the family, not to physical size. The phrase is gender-neutral. Use ลูกชายคนเล็ก for “youngest son” and ลูกสาวคนเล็ก for “youngest daughter.” The contrasting expression ลูกคนโต means “oldest child.”
Usage
It is commonly used when describing a family, explaining sibling order, introducing family members, or saying that someone is the youngest child.
Caution
Unlike น้อง, which can mean any younger sibling, ลูกคนเล็ก identifies the youngest child in the whole family. An only child is normally called ลูกคนเดียว rather than ลูกคนเล็ก.