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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sis•ter /ˈsɪstɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anthropologya female relative of another, having both parents in common.
- Anthropologya female relative of another, having one parent in common;
half sister. - Anthropologystepsister.
- a sister-in-law.
- a woman or girl in the same family or social group, nationality, etc., as another.
- a thing regarded as female:The ships are sisters.
- Religiona woman member of a religious order whose vows are not as absolute as a nun's. [often: Sister]Her name is Sister Mary Richard.
- British Termsa nurse in charge of a hospital ward;
head nurse:the sister in charge. - Informal Terms[often: Sister] (used as a form of address to a woman or girl, esp. as a joke but sometimes insultingly).
adj. [before a noun] - being or considered a sister;
related by or as if by sisterhood:our sister city across the river.
sis•ter•ly, adj.: a sisterly kiss on the cheek. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sis•ter (sis′tər),USA pronunciation n. - Anthropologya female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring;
female sibling. - AnthropologyAlso called half sister. a female offspring having only one parent in common with another offspring.
- Anthropologystepsister.
- a female friend or protector regarded as a sister.
- a thing regarded as feminine and associated as if by kinship with something else:The ships are sisters.
- a female fellow member, as of a church.
- Religiona female member of a religious community that observes the simple vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- British Termsa nurse in charge of a hospital ward;
head nurse. - a fellow black woman.
- a woman who supports, promotes, or participates in feminism.
- Informal Termsa form of address used to a woman or girl, esp. jocularly or contemptuously:Listen, sister, you've had enough.
adj. - being or considered a sister;
related by or as if by sisterhood:sister ships. - having a close relationship with another because of shared interests, problems, or the like:We correspond with school children in our sister city.
- Biochemistrybeing one of an identical pair.
- *swesor), Old Irish siur, Welsh chwaer, Sanskrit svasar sister, Greek éor daughter, niece
- Old Norse systir; cognate with Old English sweoster, Dutch zuster, German Schwester, Gothic swistar; akin to Serbo-Croatian sèstra, Lithuanian sesuõ, Latin soror (
- Middle English (noun, nominal) bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sister /ˈsɪstə/ n - a female person having the same parents as another person
- a female person who belongs to the same group, trade union, etc, as another or others
- a senior nurse
- chiefly a nun or a title given to a nun
- a woman fellow member of a Church or religious body
- (modifier) belonging to the same class, fleet, etc, as another or others: a sister ship
- (modifier) denoting any of the cells or cell components formed by division of a parent cell or cell component: sister nuclei
Etymology: Old English sweostor; related to Old Norse systir, Old High German swester, Gothic swistar |