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Meanings of big brother in English

A male with more years of age than one or more of his siblings.

        Synonyms
        Examples for "elder brother"
        Examples for "elder brother"
        1
        He looked, in that moment, a good deal like his elder brother.
        The city in the lake
        2
        It was a mystery; and it made the elder brother very uncomfortable.
        The Metropolis
        3
        At this crisis the elder brother and sister departed for Mount Righi.
        Oldport Days
        4
        The elder brother seldom if ever appeared; the younger was always there.
        Coralie / Everyday Life Library No. 2
        5
        Serge, the elder brother, had fractured his right ulna at age six.
        206 Bones
        1
        Brian was different from his older brother-indeed ,differentfrom most Fawcett men.
        The lost city of z: a tale of deadly obsession in the amazon
        2
        My older brother had a severe asthma attack on a family holiday.
        The Irish Times
        3
        His older brother Logan, 24, is in a similar line of work.
        News.com.au
        4
        The older brother married a woman their family had known for years.
        Anil's ghost
        5
        My brother, my older brother, died when we were both quite young.
        Night Shift
        Usage of big brother in English
        1
        And that big brother of mine said I could not get in.
        The Human Drift
        2
        And sometimes they wondered what adventures the big brother might be enjoying.
        John of the Woods
        3
        Her mother and father and big brother are so kind and loving.
        Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz
        4
        Me too, he said, looking up at his big brother in relief.
        The house on hope street
        5
        Before Sam left his big brother gave him some instructions in private.
        The Rover Boys in New York; Or, Saving Their Father's Honor
        6
        He ran howling into a house and his big brother came out.
        The horse and his boy
        7
        This time, the baby needed no entertaining but the big brother did.
        Wired
        8
        The big brother told them stories, and they came back different people.
        The Jesus of History
        9
        Its big brother the AlphaDog can stand up from a prone position.
        Wired
        10
        She raised her eyes and slowly inspected this big brother of hers.
        From the Housetops
        11
        For some reason she'd never thought of him as another big brother.
        What a westmoreland wants
        12
        Your contract with them should be largely of a big brother nature.
        Outdoor Sports and Games
        13
        But Sister Bess had a different way of managing her big brother.
        The King's Daughter and Other Stories for Girls
        14
        Approaching her big brother-in-law Fanny gently laid her hand on his arm.
        Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst
        15
        Your big brother has something to say to you, Harper told her.
        The Fireman
        16
        He thought his big brother Dick about the greatest fellow on earth.
        The Last of the Chiefs: A Story of the Great Sioux War
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        Big brother through the time
        Big brother across language varieties
        Australia
        Common
        United States of America
        Less common
        Ireland
        Less common
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