"onii-chan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: onii-chans [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese お兄(にい)ちゃん (onii-chan). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|お兄ちゃん|おに.い-ちゃん}} お兄(にい)ちゃん (onii-chan) Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} onii-chan (plural onii-chans)
  1. (Japanese, childish, often as a term of address) Older brother Tags: Japanese, childish, often, term-of-address Categories (topical): Male family members
    Sense id: en-onii-chan-en-noun-o6ql4v-4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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