little emperor
nounEtymology
A calque of Chinese 小皇帝 (xiǎohuángdì).
- derived from 小皇帝
Definitions
In contemporary China, a child with no siblings who is regarded as overly protected and…
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.)
- Chinese psychologists recently have also written extensively about the emergence of so-called little emperors—arrogant, spoiled children who grow up without siblings.
- The Chinese have a special name for those tots: xiao huangdi, or "little emperors."
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