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A sister is a woman or a girl who shares parents or a parent with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother . Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familial relationships. [2]
3 days ago · a woman or girl related to one by having a parent in common; half sister. 3. a stepsister. 4. a foster sister. 5. a close female friend who is like a sister. 6. a female fellow member of the same race, church, profession, organization, etc.
Add to word list. a female who has the same parents as another person: an older / younger sister. A sister is also a woman who is a member of the same race, church, religious group, or organization as others: a sorority sister. Sister may be used as a form of address to a woman.
noun. /ˈsɪstə (r)/ /ˈsɪstər/ a girl or woman who has the same mother and father as another person. She's my sister. an older/a younger sister. (informal) a big/little sister. (informal) a kid sister. my twin sister. We're sisters. the Brontë sisters—Charlotte, Emily and Anne. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Britannica Dictionary definition of SISTER. 1. [count] : a girl or woman who has one or both of the same parents as you. my little/younger sister. his big/older sister. She's my twin sister. He has two sisters. — compare half sister, sister-in-law, stepsister. 2. informal — used when talking to a woman. Sister, you have got to relax.
A woman or girl considered in relation to another person or other people, as the child of the same parents; a female sibling. More generally: a woman or girl who has either parent in common with another sibling; a half-sister. Also as a form of address. (The female counterpart of brother n. A.I.1a) eOE.
Your sister is your female sibling. If your parents have six children, and all of them are girls, that means you have five sisters. Your biological sister has the same mother and father that you have, but some sisters are adopted, or even have a different mom or dad (some people call this a stepsister or a half-sister).
