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Meaning
Noun
●
A
daughter
of the same
parents
as another person; a
female
sibling.
●
A
female
member
of a
religious order
; especially one
devoted
to more
active service
; (informal) a nun.
●
Any
butterfly
in the
genus
Adelpha, so
named
for the
resemblance
of the dark-colored
wings
to the
black
habit
traditionally
worn
by nuns.
●
In British English:
A
senior
or
supervisory
nurse
, often in a hospital.
●
Any
woman
or
girl
with whom a
bond
is
felt
through the same
biological sex
,
gender
or common
membership
in a
community
,
race
,
profession
,
religion
, organization, or ism.
●
In African-American Vernacular English:
A
black
woman.
●
A
form of address
to a woman.
●
A
woman
, in certain
religious
,
labour
or
socialist
circles
; also as a form of address.
●
An
entity
that has
a special
or
affectionate
, non-hierarchical relationship with another.
●
In Theory of computing:
A
node
in a
data
structure that
shares
its
parent
with another
node
.
●
Something in the same class.
●
In Titles:
Title of
respect
for an
adult
female
member
of a
religious
order.
●
In Titles:
Title of
respect
for an
adult
female
member
of a fraternal/sororal organization, or
comrade
in a
movement
, or even a
stranger
using
fictive
kin.
●
In Titles:
A
title
used to
personify
or
respectfully
refer
to
concepts
or animals.
Verb
●
In Construction:
To
strengthen
(a
supporting
beam
) by
fastening
a second
beam
alongside
it.
●
To be
sister
to; to
resemble
closely.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
sister
English
sister
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Sis
Nun
Darling
Dear
Love
Lady
Miss
Pet
Affiliate
Affiliated
Charge Nurse
Antonyms
Brother
Related
Daughter
Niece
Aunt
Cousin
Girlfriend
Mom
Wife
Grandmother
Mother
Stepdaughter
Stepmother
Grandma
Girl
Friend
Sibling
Brother
Boyfriend
Fiance
Son
Sis
Granddaughter
Family
Lady
Father
Woman
Uncle
Husband
Child
Grandfather
Dad
Siblings
Mum
Neighbor
Daughters
Nephew
Brothers
Baby
Spouse
Mama
Boy
Princess
Queen
Fiancee
Grandson
Mary
Lover
Friends
Partner
Man
Kid
Sara
Daddy
Anna
Stepmom
Cousins
Neighbour
Teen
Best Friend
Younger Brother
Older Brother
More
Rhymes
Mr.
Sister
Mister
Bistre
Mister
Twister
Blister
Varistor
Resistor
Thyristor
Transistor
Thermistor
Sister From Another Mister
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