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/ɑːpɑː/ · noun
(Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, rare) A sister that is older than oneself; also used as a term of familiarity or respect toward a woman that is older..
I am close to bhai and his wife Shaffo, whom I call aapa, who herself is a well-read person and a true soul-mate to her husband.
Use aapa when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Aapa means (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, rare) A sister that is older than oneself; also used as a term of familiarity or respect toward a woman that is older..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I am close to bhai and his wife Shaffo, whom I call aapa, who herself is a well-read person and a true soul-mate to her husband.
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