No. 5,434 in French
benjamin
The youngest child in a family.
In a sentence
Le benjamin de la famille adore jouer au football.
The youngest of the family loves playing football.
In this sentence, 'benjamin' is used to refer to the youngest member of a family, indicating their position.
Benjamin étudie la biologie à l'université.
Benjamin is studying biology at university.
Here, 'Benjamin' functions as a proper noun, used as a name for an individual.
Elle est considérée comme le benjamin de l'équipe même si elle n'est pas la plus jeune.
She is considered as the youngest of the team even though she is not the youngest.
In this example, 'benjamin' is used metaphorically to classify someone as the youngest or newest member of a group, expanding its literal meaning.
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