sister

/ˈsɪstər/ noun [C]

Translation

RELATIVE › a girl or woman who has the same parents as you

kız kardeş

an older/younger sister my big/little sister626

RELIGION ( also Sister) › a nun (= woman who lives in a female religious group)

rahibe, hemşire

Sister Bridget744

NURSE ( also Sister) › a female nurse in the UK who is responsible for a hospital ward (= an area of a hospital containing beds for ill people)

hemşire

I asked Sister if he would be able to go home soon.602

MEMBER › a woman who is a member of the same race, religious group, organization, etc

kardeş, hemşire; aynı kuruluşun/dini örgütün/kurumun vs. üyesi bayan

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(Definition of sister noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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