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Sister Brothers Female Noun Bre ˈsɪstə(R ˈsɪstər She's

Word sister
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈsɪstə(r) / NAmE / ˈsɪstər /
Example
  • she's my sister.
  • an older/younger sister
  • a big/little/kid sister
  • we're sisters.
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sister

(noun)BrE / ˈsɪstə(r) / NAmE / ˈsɪstər /
  1. a girl or woman who has the same mother and father as another person
    • see also half-sister
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/half-sister
    • She's my sister.
    • an older/younger sister
    • a big/little/kid sister
    • We're sisters.
    • Do you have any brothers or sisters?
    • My best friend has been like a sister to me (= very close).
  2. used for talking to or about other members of a women’s organization or other women who have the same ideas, purpose, etc. as yourself
    • They supported their sisters in the dispute.
  3. a senior female nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward
    • see also charge nurse
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/charge-nurse
  4. a female member of a religious group, especially a nun
    • See related entries: Religious people
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/religious_people/sister_2
    • Sister Mary
    • the Sisters of Charity
  5. (in the US) a member of a sorority (= a club for a group of female students at a college or university)
  6. used by black people as a form of address for a black woman
  7. a thing that belongs to the same type or group as something else
    • our sister company in Italy
    • a sister ship

    Extra Examples

    • Carolyn’s sorority sisters at Indiana University
    • Have you got any brothers and sisters?
    • I have no brothers or sisters.
    • The girls are so close, they’re like sisters.
    • a refugee who traced his long-lost sister
    • my bratty little sister

    Word Origin

    • Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zuster and German Schwester, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin soror.
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