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Meanings of little brother in English

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

Usage of little brother in English
1
And when he needed help, he usually called on his little brother.
The mighty quinns: liam
2
His little brother Etienne, the tiniest mite in the regiment, looks pensive.
Child Life in Town and Country / 1909
3
She and her little brother were alone, half buried in the snow.
The Children's Pilgrimage
4
My little brother did a report on you at school last week.
Purple heart
5
Her little brother wanted her to go in the water with him.
The new yorker
6
The showing off was nothing new; neither was tormenting his little brother.
Nocturnal
7
And so I remember, beyond just, you know, slap your little brother.
The new yorker
8
Apple finally announced the iPad's little brother today, the much-rumored iPad mini.
Wired
9
We're taking our new little brother out to the movies this afternoon.
A taste of magic
10
He looked some ten or fifteen years older than his little brother.
Unfinished desires: a novel
11
Frances did everything she could think of to protect her little brother.
The new yorker
12
Michael Quinn used his little brother Kevin to cut to the truth.
Roast mortem
13
His little brother, Domenico, died in 1486 at seven years of age.
Fra Bartolommeo
14
There were three of us, mother and I and my little brother.
Novel Notes
15
I said it to Gerry and not to his little brother Jeff.
Dark Eden
16
So his little brother went with him, to help carry the load.
McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader
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Little brother through the time
Little brother across language varieties
Canada
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
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