Xocoyotl
/ʃokoˈjotl/noun
A younger child or youngest son in Nahuatl.
Did you know?In Nahuatl, age-order words often carried social meaning, so a “youngest child” could be identified by a term that marked their place in the family structure, not just their age.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Nahuatl
Nah
xocoyotl
“youngest child; youngest son”
Classical Nahuatl
Nah
xocoyōtl
“youngest child, junior offspring”
Modern Nahuatl
Nah
xocoyotl
“youngest child or youngest son”
Modern English
English
xocoyotl
“a borrowed Nahuatl term used in linguistic and cultural contexts”
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