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cadette

younger, youngest, junior, younger sister, younger daughter

→ cadet
cadett younger sibling, younger brother or sister + e Feminine
adjective · singular feminine Rare #38,401
younger, youngest Used for a girl or woman who is younger than her siblings; it can mean the youngest one when the context makes that clear.
FR: Ma sœur cadette habite à Lyon.
EN: My younger sister lives in Lyon.
junior Used for a girl or young woman in a youth age category, especially in sports.
FR: Elle joue dans l'équipe cadette.
EN: She plays on the junior team.
Forms of cadet
MasculineFeminine
Singular — cadette

C'est la photographie de ma sœur cadette.

This is a photograph of my younger sister.

Je vous présente ma sœur cadette.

Let me introduce you to my younger sister.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Il me reste une fille, la cadette.

I still have one daughter, the youngest.

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Ma sœur cadette s'est mariée avant d'avoir vingt ans.

My younger sister got married before she turned twenty.

On ne peut pas la distinguer de sa sœur cadette.

She cannot be distinguished from her younger sister.

La fille cadette de Tom est mariée.

Tom's younger daughter is married.

Elle dit que sa sœur cadette s'y trouve.

She says that her younger sister is there.

— Le Château ambulant (2004)

Tu es la fille qui, même en sous-poids, a été championne cadette.

You are the girl who became the cadet champion, even while underweight.

— Dangal (2016)

noun · feminine Rare #45,782
younger sister, younger daughter Refers to the younger female sibling or child in a family, relative to an older one.
FR: Ma cadette a dix ans.
EN: My younger sister is ten years old.

Sa cadette a fugué et l'aînée est à l'hôpital.

Her younger daughter ran away, and the older one is in the hospital.

— 2046 (2004)

L'aînée avait son Japonais et la cadette était précoce.

The older girl had her Japanese lesson, and the younger one was precocious.

— 2046 (2004)

Et la cadette, petite Kalika.

And the youngest, little Kalika.

— Devdas (2002)

C'était ma cadette.

She was my younger sister.

— Carandiru (2003)

Je pensais être votre cadette.

I thought I was your junior.