little sister
Junior female sibling
A little sister is a younger female sibling.
The term implies the perspective of an older sibling looking at a younger one: My little sister is starting college this fall.
Little sister also describes someone treated protectively or affectionately like a younger sibling: She became like a little sister to me.
The diminutive little persists regardless of actual age or size—a forty-year-old can still be someone's little sister.
One who is treasured
- darlingBeloved person or pet
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- preciousHighly esteemed, greatly valued
- adoredIntensely cherished
dear · cherished · treasured · baby of the family · fondness · warmth · protective · nurturing
beloved
One who is treasured
- darlingBeloved person or pet
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- preciousHighly esteemed, greatly valued
adored · dear · cherished · treasured · baby of the family · fondness · warmth · protective · nurturing · endearment
sibling
Brother or sister
- brotherMale with shared parents
- kinshipState of being related
- birth orderSequence among siblings
last-born · relatives · household · bloodline · lineage · ancestry · heritage · clan · kinfolk · genealogy
protégé
Person guided by expert
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- pupilLearner or eye opening
mentee · trainee · novice · learner · junior · neophyte · rookie · guidance · tutelage · mentorship
- female relativesmother, daughter, aunt, grandmother, niece
- childhood rolesson, daughter, sibling, brother, twin
- Greek lifefraternities, fraternity, sorority, sororities, frats
- nunsnun, nuns, sisters, convent, convents
- birth orderfirstborn, lastborn, middle child, only child, eldest
- chosen familychosen family, found family, framily, kindred spirits, adopted family
little sisterbig sister
Older female sibling
older sister · elder sister · eldest sister · big sis · big brother
little, sister, belittle, littlest, sisterly, sisterhood, littler, belittling, belittlement