big brother
Firstborn male child
A big brother is an older male sibling.
The term extends to any older male who serves as a mentor or protector, as in the Big Brothers organization that pairs adult volunteers with fatherless boys.
My big brother taught me to ride a bike. (Capitalized Big Brother refers to authoritarian surveillance.)
Serving to guard
- familyRelated people together
- firstbornFirst child born
- role modelPerson others emulate
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
guidance · rivalry · teasing · hand-me-downs · looking up · inheritance · responsibility · caretaker
protective
Serving to guard
- familyRelated people together
- firstbornFirst child born
- role modelPerson others emulate
mentor · guidance · rivalry · teasing · hand-me-downs · looking up · inheritance · responsibility · caretaker · confidant
- boysboy, lad, laddie, young boy, little boy
- Brothersbro, half brothers, stepbrothers, stepbrother, brotherhood
- older siblingsolder sister, eldest sister
- siblingssister, twins, siblings, brothers, sisters
- Literary Phrasesto be or not to be, carpe diem, et tu Brute, call me Ishmael, once upon a time
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
big brotherlittle brother
Younger male sibling
baby brother · younger brother · little sister · baby sister · younger sister
big brotherindividual freedom
Personal autonomy from control
personal liberty · privacy · autonomy · civil liberties · free society