Can one say le plus cadet de la famille?

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Can one say le plus cadet de la famille?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "My first Easter memory"

Freeform Writing Exercise B2

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S. H.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

For the youngest it's just:

Le cadet de la famille

or

Le benjamin de la famille

There do appear to be some interesting rules regarding usage though:

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/ain%C3%A9-cadet-pu%C3%AEn%C3%A9-benjamin.1727755/

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Can one say le plus cadet de la famille?

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