| NOUN | relation | sisterhood, sistership | the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings |
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| group | sisterhood, sistership | an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest | |
| group | sisterhood | a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns) |
| Sounds | sih'sterhhuhd | |
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| Rhymes | adulthood ... wormwood: 60 rhymes with uhd... | |
| Meaning | The kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings. | |
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| Synonym | sistership | |
| Broader | kinship, family relationship, relationship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption |
| Spanish | hermandad | |
| Catalan | germandat | |
| Nouns | sister | a female person who has the same parents as another person |
| Meaning | An association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest. | |
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| Synonym | sistership | |
| Broader | association | A formal organization of people or groups of people |
| Meaning | A religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns). | |
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| Members | Beguine | (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries) |
| Sister | (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address) | |
| Broader | sect, religious sect, religious order | A subdivision of a larger / larger / larger / larger religious group |
| Nouns | Sister | (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address) |
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