单词 | blood-sisterhood |
释义 | blood-sisterhoodn. The state or condition of being a blood sister; the relationship of one sister to another; (also) loyalty to another as a blood sister. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > [noun] > love between kinsmen > quality of being sisterly > relationship of blood-sisters blood-sisterhood1890 1890 Palestine Explor. Fund Q. Statement 141 A woman, who has a young child, is always ready to show her friendly feelings by nursing the child of a neighbour... In fact, it is quite common to exchange courtesies in this line during a visit. It is a sort of blood-sisterhood. 1957 V. W. Turner Schism & Continuity in Afr. Society x. 307 A special form of friendship similar to blood-brotherhood and blood-sisterhood. 2002 Independent (Nexis) 26 Oct. 37 Little Catholic girls swearing blood-sisterhood nude under the moon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1890 |
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