Swahili
watinda
wa-TEEN-da
How to say it
Swahiliwatindawa-TEEN-dasoon
Englishlast-born childrensoon
Frenchderniers enfantssoon
Meaning
Related to kitinda mimba, the youngest or last-born children in a family.
Good to know
plural of mtinda (m-/wa- class); rare outside the set phrase kitinda mimba, the family's last-born.
Examples
- Watinda mara nyingi hudekezwa na wazazi.Last-born children are often spoiled by their parents.
- Si watinda wote wanaobembelezwa kupita kiasi.Not all last-born children are pampered excessively.
- Je, watinda hawa watachukua nafasi ya wazazi wao?Will these last-born children take over from their parents?
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