little brother/sister

noun

: a brother/sister who is younger than one

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When her little brother Tim begins behaving strangely, doctor-in-training Jamie Shandro calls on her medical school experience and her sisterly love to navigate his frightening diagnosis. Ashley M. Wilcox, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 In her big-screen debut opposite Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Danielle Brooks, Myers ventures into the Overworld as Natalie, a savvy young adult who has just become the legal guardian of her little brother, Henry (Sebastian Hansen), after their mother’s death. Michaela Zee, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025 The teen becomes obsessed with talking to the spirit of her dead mother Rhea (Alexandria Steffensen), after her best friend’s little brother, Riley (Bird), is overtaken by her. Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025 Ringo was yellow submarines and octopus gardens, the mascot little brother, despite being the eldest Beatle, and the best at flittering above the feuds that afflicted the trio of geniuses around him. Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 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 23 Apr. 2025.

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