little sister
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1.0
- noun
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hermana menor
- My little sister loves to play with dolls.
And she played Josh's little sister Megan in Drake and Josh.
- And she played Josh's little sister Megan in Drake and Josh.
- Yeah, but his little sister will not touch tomato sauce.
- And now they're all past except for my little sister and me.
- Oh, you say your oldest son just graduated, Your little sister just finished beauty college.
- So I'm at Chick-fil-A, me, my wife and her little sister Zoe.
- OK, That was playing in the car with both my parents and my little sister.
- And, you know, six months go by, and my little sister for her birthday wants to go out to see this comedian.
Examples
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This is Riley as I know her, my little sister.
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We included her little sister in some of the activities.
Academic text (2013) -
This was a present for my little sister, guys.
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But I could see, I could see my little sister doing that.
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I like the little sister, though.
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And, you know, six months go by, and my little sister for her birthday wants to go out to see this comedian.
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I'm here with my little sister.
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Yeah, but his little sister will not touch tomato sauce.
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My little sister just told me, you know, just set up your workspace here.
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She was my little sister, and I come from a family of four daughters.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a sister who is younger than oneself' is directly and compositionally derived from 'little' (young/smaller) modifying 'sister', following a standard adjective + noun pattern. This is a common, cross-linguistic way to mark younger siblings, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Little sister uses little to mean smaller or younger and sister for a female family member, so picture a younger girl in your family. So calling someone your little sister means a sister who is 'younger than you' and the words often show both age and affection.