"お姉ちゃん" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [o̞ne̞ːt͡ɕã̠ɴ] Forms: お姉ちゃん [canonical] (ruby: (ねえ)), onēchan [romanization]
Etymology: From お (o-) + 姉 (nē, “elder sister”) + ちゃん (-chan, familiar suffix). Etymology templates: {{affix|ja|お-|姉|-ちゃん|pos3=familiar suffix|t2=elder sister|tr1=o-|tr2=nē|tr3=-chan}} お (o-) + 姉 (nē, “elder sister”) + ちゃん (-chan, familiar suffix) Head templates: {{ja-noun|おねえちゃん}} お姉(ねえ)ちゃん • (onēchan)
  1. (term of endearment) elder sister, (big) sis Synonyms: お姉さん: general term for one's elder sister (onēsan) (ruby: (ねえ))
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