little emperor

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Etymology

A calque of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Chinese 小皇帝 (xiǎohuángdì).

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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.)

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