soul sistern.

Brit.

/ˈsəʊl ˌsɪstə/, U.S.

/ˈsoʊl ˌsɪstər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soul n., sister n.

Etymology: < soul n. + sister n. Compare earlier soul brother n. With sense 2 compare soul n. 3c.

1. A woman regarded as a spiritual sister; one who shares another's thoughts, feelings, beliefs, etc.; a female kindred spirit. Cf. soul brother n. 1.In later use often influenced by sense 2.

ΚΠ

1847 F. G. Shaw tr. G. Sand Countess Rudolstadt II. 269 He had met a poetic lover, a soul sister [Fr. une âme sœur] of his own, to pass with him through the storms of life.

1869 Arthur's Home Mag. 33 143/1 O Agnes! if you love me, go to her... You are her soul-sister.

1910 H. G. Wells New Machiavelli ii. i. 168 A company of friends, noisily arch and eager;..they were the very soul-sisters of my cousins.

1950 S. McManus Heavy Hangs Golden Grain 96 The songs of two Irish girls of a generation ago,..poet-comrades, soul-sisters.

2005 Indianapolis Monthly Jan. 244 We American Idol fans are soul sisters bound together by a sick obsession with watching starstruck youngsters sing hideously off-key.

2. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). In African-American usage: a black woman or girl, esp. as regarded by other black people. Cf. soul brother n. 2.

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > black person > [noun] > woman

Negrine1703

negress1734

momma1803

auntie1825

aunt1835

sister1879

black velvet1900

soul sister1959

maid1961

1959 G. Mahones (title of song) Soul sisters.

1963 Jet 29 Aug. 42 A real soul sister..was charged with..attempting to solicit a Negro plainclothes policeman.

1976 Drum (Johannesburg) June (E. Afr. ed.) 10/3 African girls have always plaited their hair, and it was the soul sisters in America who were copying the girls in Africa.

1991 P. Marshall Daughters (1992) i. vii. 106 Contraband of every description kept appearing repeatedly... ‘Price special for you, soul sister.’

2003 N.Y. Mag. 31 Mar. 76/3 Martin plays a white-bread lawyer who gets hooked up with a soul sister who's a convicted felon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soul sister
释义	soul sistern. Brit. /ˈsəʊl ˌsɪstə/, U.S. /ˈsoʊl ˌsɪstər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soul n., sister n. Etymology: < soul n. + sister n. Compare earlier soul brother n. With sense 2 compare soul n. 3c. 1. A woman regarded as a spiritual sister; one who shares another's thoughts, feelings, beliefs, etc.; a female kindred spirit. Cf. soul brother n. 1.In later use often influenced by sense 2. ΚΠ 1847 F. G. Shaw tr. G. Sand Countess Rudolstadt II. 269 He had met a poetic lover, a soul sister [Fr. une âme sœur] of his own, to pass with him through the storms of life. 1869 Arthur's Home Mag. 33 143/1 O Agnes! if you love me, go to her... You are her soul-sister. 1910 H. G. Wells New Machiavelli ii. i. 168 A company of friends, noisily arch and eager;..they were the very soul-sisters of my cousins. 1950 S. McManus Heavy Hangs Golden Grain 96 The songs of two Irish girls of a generation ago,..poet-comrades, soul-sisters. 2005 Indianapolis Monthly Jan. 244 We American Idol fans are soul sisters bound together by a sick obsession with watching starstruck youngsters sing hideously off-key. 2. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). In African-American usage: a black woman or girl, esp. as regarded by other black people. Cf. soul brother n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > black person > [noun] > woman Negrine1703 negress1734 momma1803 auntie1825 aunt1835 sister1879 black velvet1900 soul sister1959 maid1961 1959 G. Mahones (title of song) Soul sisters. 1963 Jet 29 Aug. 42 A real soul sister..was charged with..attempting to solicit a Negro plainclothes policeman. 1976 Drum (Johannesburg) June (E. Afr. ed.) 10/3 African girls have always plaited their hair, and it was the soul sisters in America who were copying the girls in Africa. 1991 P. Marshall Daughters (1992) i. vii. 106 Contraband of every description kept appearing repeatedly... ‘Price special for you, soul sister.’ 2003 N.Y. Mag. 31 Mar. 76/3 Martin plays a white-bread lawyer who gets hooked up with a soul sister who's a convicted felon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1847
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