indimi

Swahili

kitinda

kee-TEEN-dah

How to say it

Swahilikitindakee-TEEN-dahsoon
Englishlast-bornsoon
Frenchdernier-nésoon

Meaning

the youngest child in a family, the last-born.

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Usually appears as the compound 'kitinda mimba'.

Examples

  • Yeye ndiye kitinda mimba wa familia yetu.He is the youngest child in our family.
  • Kitinda mimba mara nyingi hupendwa zaidi na wazazi.The last-born is often loved most by parents.
  • Kitinda mimba wa mzee huyo ni daktari sasa.That old man's last-born child is a doctor now.

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