LITTLE BROTHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does little brother mean? 

• LITTLE BROTHER (noun)
  The noun LITTLE BROTHER has 1 sense:

1. a younger brother

  Familiarity information: LITTLE BROTHER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LITTLE BROTHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A younger brother

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

my little brother just had his 50th birthday

Hypernyms ("little brother" is a kind of...):

blood brother; brother (a male with the same parents as someone else)

 Context examples 

“Do you know how my little brother is, sir?” I inquired.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

At the same time this month, Mars’ little brother Mercury is now retrograde, having started October 31, and will not turn direct until November 20.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The father and little Marleen heard the sound and ran out, but they only saw mist and flame and fire rising from the spot, and when these had passed, there stood the little brother, and he took the father and little Marleen by the hand; then they all three rejoiced, and went inside together and sat down to their dinners and ate.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

In the middle of this period, Mars’ little brother Mercury will go retrograde from February 16 until March 9.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

She sat down by my side upon my little bed; and holding my hand, and sometimes putting it to her lips, and sometimes smoothing it with hers, as she might have comforted my little brother, told me, in her way, all that she had to tell concerning what had happened.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

As stated, Mars will remain until February 16, but Mars’ little brother Mercury will retrograde on the same day, February 16, until March 9.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You are lucky to have Mars in your sign until February 16 because the day Mars is due to leave Sagittarius, Mars’ little brother Mercury will begin to go retrograde, from February 16 to March 9.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

There is something you should keep in mind: In the middle of this gorgeous trend, Mars’ little brother, Mercury, will go retrograde from February 16 to March 9.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

As luck would have it, Mars’ little brother Mercury will go retrograde the same day Mars enters Capricorn, February 16, and will continue retrograding until March 9.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Last month, Mars’ little brother Mercury was retrograde, messing things up like Wrecker Ralph, but this month, you will have an open road, without any of the frustrating delays and aggravations you experienced in November.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)