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Originally Posted by thatguitarguy
I've wondered this also. An only child is the youngest as well as the oldest.
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Oooohhh , I hate to indulge here in pedantic semantics but that is not possible.
An only child is simply that ; an only child.
For a child (any child) to be youngest or oldest there is an essential requirement for siblings to exist.
Same for larger or smaller or any other comparative status.
Pete.