In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Homestead" has the meaning set forth in section 47-18-01.
2. "Homestead estate" means the right to the possession, use, control, income, and rents of the real property held or occupied by the decedent as a homestead at death.
3. "Youngest" means the decedent's child, either by birth or adoption, last to attain majority.