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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Kwame’s pre-wedding jitters are tamped down by big sister Barbara, leaving the happy couple to run into a sunset filled with pink kitchen gadgets and Rocky the dog.
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Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Princess Charlotte also continued to take her big sister duties seriously over the past year, including correcting Prince Louis during Trooping the Colour in June.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 2 May 2025
But what really took the cake was a surprise appearance of Rumi Carter, the youngest daughter of Beyoncé and JAY-Z.
The seven-year-old made her stage debut alongside her big sister Blue Ivy, dazzling the crowd in a sparkly gold feather dress and matching cowboy boots.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The conservationist and son of the late Steve Irwin is following behind his big sister Bindi, 26, who competed on season 21 of the show with Hough as her partner and won back in 2015.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Princess Charlotte also continued to take her big sister duties seriously over the past year, including correcting Prince Louis during Trooping the Colour in June.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 2 May 2025
But what really took the cake was a surprise appearance of Rumi Carter, the youngest daughter of Beyoncé and JAY-Z.
The seven-year-old made her stage debut alongside her big sister Blue Ivy, dazzling the crowd in a sparkly gold feather dress and matching cowboy boots.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The conservationist and son of the late Steve Irwin is following behind his big sister Bindi, 26, who competed on season 21 of the show with Hough as her partner and won back in 2015.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for big sister
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“Big sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20sister. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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