little brother/sister

noun

: a brother/sister who is younger than one

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Inside the house, her little sister Karen lay unconscious on the bathroom floor. Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025 The family have an incredible bond to this day, but there was always one thing missing for Weiner: a little sister. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025 Mariah's expression turning from smiles to happy tears as her brother's appearance was announced and her little sister Grace burst from the crowd to join the emotional family reunion. Seth Carnell, USA Today, 27 June 2025 And some of it is the joy hyper-competitive athletes take from vanquishing the same little brother rival over and over and over again. Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for little brother/sister

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“Little brother/sister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20brother%2Fsister. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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