name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the youngest sister
2. 2
   a younger sister; little sister informal
3. 3
   a young female junior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community) familiar
4. 4
   term of address for the youngest sister
5. 5
   term of address for a younger sister informal

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6. 6
   term of address for a young female junior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community) familiar

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 小妹 (sió-bē, “younger sister; youngest sister”).

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