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.
Good to know
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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