A young British man who emigrated to Australia under the auspices of the Big Brother scheme.
the Little Brother is any boy needing comradeship and understanding
Example sentencesExamples
- He came to Australia as a Little Brother and became one of the top men of the Communist Party in Victoria.
- About 40 per cent of the 'Little Brothers' arriving in 1925-27 came from the Home Counties.
- It is with deep regret that the "New Australian" announces the death of Little Brother William Thomas Capps, which took place on his employer's property about 12.30pm on Friday, May 10.
- It has occurred to me that possibly Bristol boys contemplating the great adventure may care to read at first hand a few extracts from the letters of my laddie, who is proud to be a Little Brother.
- I resolved the argument by emigrating to Australia under a farming scheme in which I was adopted as a 'little brother' by a Melbourne architect.
- The little brother gets a square deal all round and feels that he can fall back on his big brother in time of need.