baby of the family
idiom.idiom. the youngest child in a family, even if they are now an adult. People often use this to explain why someone is treated with extra care or seen as the little one.
idiom. a figurative label for the youngest sibling within a nuclear family unit. It often carries connotations of being pampered, protected, or less mature than older siblings, regardless of the individual's actual age.
As the baby of the family, he always gets the most attention.
Even though she is thirty years old, her brothers still treat her like the baby of the family.
The psychological dynamics shifted significantly once the baby of the family moved out, leaving the parents with an empty nest for the first time.
usually follows the verb 'to be' and is used as a noun phrase.
point out that 'baby' here is a role, not a literal age; it is a useful phrase for discussing family birth order and personality traits.
He is the family baby.He is the baby of the family.the fixed idiomatic structure requires the 'of the family' prepositional phrase rather than a noun-noun compound.