单词 | sisterless |
释义 | sisterlessadj. Without a sister or sisters; having no sister. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > sister > [adjective] > having no sister sisterless1603 unsistered1738 1603 J. C. St. Marie Magdalens Conversion sig. A4v Did I for this, my fathers house forsake, Leauing my carefull sister sisterles? 1674 Defensio Legis xi. 142 The Son acquires Lands in fee, and dies Brotherless, Sisterless, and Issuless too. 1818 Port Folio Sept. 237/1 He is now the tenant of the poor house, having been..gathered to that promiscuous congregation of fatherless, motherless, sisterless, brotherless, houseless and friendless beings. 1875 W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 389 I'd like to end my life that way, motherless, wifeless, and sisterless. 1939 G. B. Shaw Let. 4 Oct. in R. G. Lowery Ess. S. Casey's Autobiogr. (1981) 139 Sisterless men are always afraid of women. 2007 T. Perrotta Abstinence Teacher (2008) 40 Temporarily sisterless and friendless, she spent a lot of time in a state of vague anticipation, staring at the phone, willing it to ring. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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