baby of the family vs little one

baby of the family

noun
  • The youngest member of an immediate family. 

  • A member of an immediate family who behaves as, or is treated as though they were the youngest member of a family. 

  • An adult member of an immediate family who is treated by others in the family, especially the parents, as though they were a child. 

little one

noun
  • A young child. 

  • A term of endearment, especially toward a child. 

How often have the words baby of the family and little one occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )