Meanings
nounlast-born (plural last-borns)
plural last-borns
- alternativeAlternative form of lastborn.
One study found second-borns to be lower in self-esteem than firstborns or last-borns, particularly if the age difference between them and the other siblings was approximately 2 years
2004, Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen Schultz, Theories of Personality
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