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Definition of Big sister
1. Noun. An older sister.
Definition of Big sister
1. Noun. A sibling's older sister (''used especially by children or by parents in speaking to their children''). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Big Sister
Literary usage of Big sister
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Project Curriculum: Dealing with the Project as a Means of Organizing the by Margaret Elizabeth Wells (1921)
"Helen is the big sister. Eugene is the big brother. Ethel is the little sister.
John is the little brother. 6. THE KROSNICK FAMILY Frances is the mother. ..."
2. Bulletin by University of the State of New York (1903)
"16th annual report of the New York state geologist. 1*898. p. 75, pi. 4, fig. i.
Portage (Naples) beds big sister creek, Erie со. ..."
3. A Study of the Mental Life of the Child by H. von Hug-Hellmuth (1919)
"He calls himself 'big sister' (hosse Hester) before strangers also. This fanciful
self-deception plays a part even in his most highly emotional states. ..."
4. The Encyclopedia of Sunday Schools and Religious Education: Giving a World by John Thomas McFarland, Benjamin Severance Winchester (1915)
"No case is assigned until the general secretary or a member of the Board of
Directors has had an interview with the prospective big sister. ..."
5. Our Short Story Writers by Blanche Colton Williams (1920)
"The Cock of the Walk, Little Lucy Rose and big sister Solly are in the gallery with
... big sister Solly represents the child who, out of her loneliness, ..."
6. Ungraded by Ungraded Teachers Association of New York City (1916)
"The climax came when one morning the "big sister" got a telegram to say that ...
The "big sister" betook herself there immediately and learned that Anna had ..."
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