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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The episode then captured past moments as Savannah balanced being a big sister and the caregiver of both Chloe and Grayson.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
As a yoga instructor and creative, Pastiloff’s writing reads like the sage wisdom of a big sister who has done deep and heavy work on herself.
—Kelly Sundberg
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
While its big sister offers digital temperature control up to 450 degrees, the mini has just one setting of 400 degrees.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
Harper Moyski is being remembered as a loving big sister.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
As a yoga instructor and creative, Pastiloff’s writing reads like the sage wisdom of a big sister who has done deep and heavy work on herself.
—Kelly Sundberg
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
While its big sister offers digital temperature control up to 450 degrees, the mini has just one setting of 400 degrees.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
Harper Moyski is being remembered as a loving big sister.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Big sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20sister. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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