big sister
noun
1
: an older sister
2
: a woman who serves as a companion, mother figure, and role model for a girl
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Carlo is following in his famous big sister’s footsteps as an actor in Hollywood
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Eva Mendes grew up with three siblings — her sister Janet and brothers Carlos and Carlo — in a family who deeply values and celebrates their Cuban roots.
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Emily Weaver, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
And, in 2017, a woman who had recently been initiated into A.K.A. at Northwestern University died by suicide, after communicating to her big sisters that the hazing process was causing suicidal thoughts.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Like big sister Sienna, the baby is also expected to inherit a royal title — but from Italy, not the British royal family.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
And Olympia is getting to be the big sister she’s wanted to be to Adira.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 16 Oct. 2024
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Emily Weaver, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
And, in 2017, a woman who had recently been initiated into A.K.A. at Northwestern University died by suicide, after communicating to her big sisters that the hazing process was causing suicidal thoughts.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Like big sister Sienna, the baby is also expected to inherit a royal title — but from Italy, not the British royal family.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
And Olympia is getting to be the big sister she’s wanted to be to Adira.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Big sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20sister. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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