noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , elder , older
▪
Bill idolizes his big ~, who is a professional boxer.
▪ baby , kid ( informal ), little , small , younger
▪ twin
▪ full (= sharing both parents)
▪ beloved , much-loved
▪
She wrote daily to her beloved ~, Leo.
▪ long-lost
▪
His old teacher greeted him like a long-lost ~.
▪ dead , deceased , late
▪
He married the wife of his late ~.
▪ bachelor , unmarried
PHRASES
▪ blood ~s (= close friends who have sworn to remain friends for life) , ~ and sister
▪
Do you have any ~s and sisters?
▪ like ~s
▪
The boys are so close, they're like ~s.