sisternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsɪs.tər/us/ˈsɪs.tɚ/A1 a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person:
a girl or woman who treats you in the kind way that a sister would:
a woman who shares an interest with you, especially that of improving women's rights:
US old-fashioned informal used to address a woman:
a female member of a religious group, especially a nun:
UK a female nurse who is in charge of a department of a hospital:
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- While I struggled, my sister coasted through school with top grades.
- You're confusing me with my sister, - she's the one studying drama.
- I do like her - after all, she is my sister.
- Not content with having upset my parents, he then insulted my sister!
- I've got a family crisis on my hands - my 16-year-old sister is pregnant.
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Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- long-lost
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- sisterhood
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
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Idiom(s)
sisteradjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈsɪs.tər/us/ˈsɪs.tɚ/belonging to a pair or group of similar and related things, such as businesses, usually owned or operated by the same person or organization:
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Organizations, Societies & clubs
- Assn
- Assoc
- association
- book club
- brotherhood
- commission
- committee
- empire
- fan club
- FC
- feeder club
- foundation
- friendly society
- housing association
- insignia
- monolith
- secret society
- select committee
- society
- the old guard
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