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单词 sisterlike
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sis•ter /ˈsɪstɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Anthropologya female relative of another, having both parents in common.
  2. Anthropologya female relative of another, having one parent in common;
    half sister.
  3. Anthropologystepsister.
  4. a sister-in-law.
  5. a woman or girl in the same family or social group, nationality, etc., as another.
  6. a thing regarded as female:The ships are sisters.
  7. 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.
  8. British Termsa nurse in charge of a hospital ward;
    head nurse:the sister in charge.
  9. 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]
  1. 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 © 2024
sis•ter  (sistər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anthropologya female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring;
    female sibling.
  2. AnthropologyAlso called half sister. a female offspring having only one parent in common with another offspring.
  3. Anthropologystepsister.
  4. a female friend or protector regarded as a sister.
  5. a thing regarded as feminine and associated as if by kinship with something else:The ships are sisters.
  6. a female fellow member, as of a church.
  7. Religiona female member of a religious community that observes the simple vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
  8. British Termsa nurse in charge of a hospital ward;
    head nurse.
  9. a fellow black woman.
  10. a woman who supports, promotes, or participates in feminism.
  11. Informal Termsa form of address used to a woman or girl, esp. jocularly or contemptuously:Listen, sister, you've had enough.

adj. 
  1. being or considered a sister;
    related by or as if by sisterhood:sister ships.
  2. having a close relationship with another because of shared interests, problems, or the like:We correspond with school children in our sister city.
  3. 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
sister•less, adj. 
sister•like′, adj. 

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