Definition of Big sister

1. Noun. An older sister.

Generic synonyms: Sis, 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

big ones
big phat
big picture
big rig
big sagebrush
big school
big science
big screen
big shagbark
big shellbark
big shellbark hickory
big shot
big sister (current term)
big sisters
big slick
big spender
big stick
big tent
big time
big tobacco
big toe
big toes
big top
big tree
big up
big upped
big ups

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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