Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Youngest (child): Used specifically to describe the last-born or the child with the smallest age among siblings in a family.
   • Smallest (digit): Used to describe the little finger or the little toe, the smallest digit on the hand or foot.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chị ấy là con út trong gia đình. (She is the youngest child in the family.)
  • Anh ấy bị đau ngón tay út. (He has a pain in his little finger.)
  • Em út của tôi rất nghịch ngợm. (My youngest sibling is very mischievous.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "út" is almost exclusively used in kinship contexts or for describing the smallest digits. It is not typically used as a general adjective for "small" in other situations (e.g., a small house would not be called "nhà út").

Variants and Related Words

• Con út (n): the youngest child.

  • Bố mẹ rất cưng chiều con út. (Parents often dote on the youngest child.)

• Em út (n): the youngest sibling (when speaking from an older sibling's perspective).

  • Em út của tôi vừa vào đại học. (My youngest sibling just started university.)

Synonyms

• Youngest: last in order of birth.
• Last-born: the child born most recently.

Related Idioms

• Cưng như con út: To pamper or dote on someone as if they were the youngest child.

  • Ông ấy cưng con chó như con út. (He dotes on his dog as if it were his youngest child.)

• Út mà không phải út: A saying implying someone acts spoiled or youthful despite not being the actual youngest, often used humorously or critically.

  • Cô ấy đã 30 tuổi mà vẫn được chiều, đúng là út mà không phải út. (She's 30 years old and still gets pampered; it's a case of being the "youngest" without actually being it.)

adj

1. smallest, youngest, little