| NOUN | person | sister, sis | a female person who has the same parents as another person |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | Sister | (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address) | |
| person | sister | a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group |
| Sounds | sih'ster | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | A female person who has the same parents as another person. | |
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| Example | "my sister married a musician" | |
| Synonym | sis | |
| Narrower | big sister | An older sister |
| half sister, half-sister, stepsister | A sister who has only one parent in common with you | |
| little sister | A younger sister | |
| Broader | female sibling | A person's sister |
| Opposite | brother, blood brother | A male with the same parents as someone else |
| Spanish | hermana | |
| Catalan | germana, infermera | |
| Adjectives | sisterly | like or characteristic of or befitting a sister |
| Nouns | sisterhood | the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings |
| Meaning | (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address). | |
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| Category | Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
| Member of | sisterhood | A religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns) |
| Broader | nun | A woman religious |
| Spanish | hermana, sor | |
| Catalan | germana, sor | |
| Nouns | sisterhood | a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns) |
| Meaning | A female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group. | |
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| Example | "none of her sisters would betray her" | |
| Member of | sorority | A social club for female undergraduates |
| Narrower | Beguine | (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries) |
| Broader | member, fellow member | One of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization) |
| Spanish | hermana | |
| Catalan | germana | |
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