"little emperor" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-little emperor.ogg [Australia] Forms: little emperors [plural]
Etymology: A calque of Chinese 小皇帝 (xiǎohuángdì). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|zh|小皇帝}} Chinese 小皇帝 (xiǎohuángdì) Head templates: {{en-noun}} little emperor (plural little emperors)
  1. (idiomatic) In contemporary China, a child with no siblings who is regarded as overly protected and spoiled. (Seen as belonging to a generation which is a product of China's "one-child" policy.) Wikipedia link: little emperor Tags: idiomatic Translations (spoiled child): 小皇帝 (xiǎohuángdì) (Chinese Mandarin), pikkukeisari (Finnish), 小皇帝 (shōkōtei) (alt: しょうこうてい) (Japanese), 소황제 (sohwangje) (Korean), поствосьмидеся́тник (postvosʹmidesjátnik) (english: the post-80) [masculine] (Russian)

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