"Least child"

[Bill Palmer]

In conversation today, speaker from western NC, referred to his  daughter as his "least child", meaning nothing more than the one who was younger.  

Has anyone ever heard "least" to mean "younger" or "youngest"?

I did not get any relevant Google hits on "least child".
 
Bill Palmer

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