older sisters
Elder female siblings
Older sisters are female siblings born before oneself.
The phrase functions as a unit because older sisters occupy a particular role in family dynamics—often protective, sometimes bossy, frequently a source of hand-me-downs and unsolicited advice: My older sisters taught me everything I know about makeup.
The singular older sister specifies one; the plural may indicate two or more, or older sisters as a category.
- big sisInformal for older sister
- siblingBrother or sister
- birth orderSequence among siblings
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- firstbornFirst child born
family dynamics · role model · looking up to · rivalry · influences · bond · mentor · caregiver · hand-me-downs · protector · bossy · confidant · overprotective · protective instinct · sis · nurturer · family · relatives
older sistersyounger sisters
Female siblings born later
little sisters · kid sisters · little brothers · younger brothers · youngest child
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