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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But when Wheeler’s daughter died, the two stepped up to help their big sister with the responsibility of raising her four grandsons.
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Hundreds flooded the comments section with praise and support for how the couple transitioned Aurora into her new role as big sister.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
My 8-year-old big sister, Lisa, clothed in her first communion dress and veil, her treasured rosary draped in her hands, lay motionless and cold amid the white silken lining, her head upon a white satin pillow.
—Patti Newton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Her big sister did the sound and lights; another sister sewed her satin jackets and miniskirts.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Hundreds flooded the comments section with praise and support for how the couple transitioned Aurora into her new role as big sister.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
My 8-year-old big sister, Lisa, clothed in her first communion dress and veil, her treasured rosary draped in her hands, lay motionless and cold amid the white silken lining, her head upon a white satin pillow.
—Patti Newton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Her big sister did the sound and lights; another sister sewed her satin jackets and miniskirts.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Big sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20sister. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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