little emperors

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.)
   • Chinese psychologists recently have also written extensively about the emergence of so-called little emperors—arrogant, spoiled children who grow up without siblings.1988 November 2, Edward A. Gargan, “Beijing Admits Easing of Birth Limits”, in The New York Times, page A3