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sister
[sis-ter]
noun
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
Also called half sister.a female offspring having only one parent in common with another offspring.
a female friend or protector regarded as a sister.
a thing regarded as feminine and associated as if by kinship with something else.
The ships are sisters.
a female fellow member, as of a church.
a female member of a religious community that observes the simple vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
British.a nurse in charge of a hospital ward; head nurse.
Informal.a term used to refer to or address a fellow Black woman; soul sister.
a woman who supports, promotes, or participates in feminism.
Informal.a form of address used to a woman or girl, especially jocularly or contemptuously.
Listen, sister, you've had enough.
adjective
being or considered a sister; related by or as if by sisterhood.
sister ships.
having a close relationship with another because of shared interests, problems, or the like.
We correspond with school children in our sister city.
Biochemistry.being one of an identical pair.
sister
/ ˈɪə /
noun
a female person having the same parents as another person
a female person who belongs to the same group, trade union, etc, as another or others
informala form of address to a woman or girl, used esp by Black people in the US
a senior nurse
RC Church a nun or a title given to a nun
a woman fellow member of a Church or religious body
(modifier) belonging to the same class, fleet, etc, as another or others
a sister ship
(modifier) biology denoting any of the cells or cell components formed by division of a parent cell or cell component
sister nuclei
Other 51Թ Forms
- sisterless adjective
- sisterlike adjective
- nonsister noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sister1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sister1
Example Sentences
Stephen, who attended the investiture along with his mum Joan and sisters Karen Murray and Christine Davies, said his dad's honour had been "a long time coming".
Friends of the couple were among those paying their respects, with one saying "Hardik was like my small brother, and Vibhooti was like my small sister".
Ivor is now in primary school with his sisters which Sarah said has "helped tremendously" in managing her work and administration of her son's care.
The MSP said she was looking forward to her investiture and hoped to take her sister and husband along because they had "sacrificed a lot over the years for my activism".
He was referred to the Prevent, a counter extremism programme in January 2024, by his sister where officers carried out a three week "detailed assessment" of Dighton.
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