sister
noun [ C ]
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Sophie and Emily are sisters.
- brotherHow many brothers does she have?
- sisterI'm one of three sisters.
- siblingDo you have any siblings?
- sibHis celebrity sib was always in the tabloids.
- stepbrotherDo you have any stepbrothers?
Lynn's such a good friend - she's like a sister to me.
[ as form of address ] "We must continue the fight, sisters!"
Sister Bernadette
[ as form of address ] God bless you, Sister.
UK
[ as form of address ] Excuse me, Sister, could I have some water?
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- While I struggled, my sister coasted through school with top grades.
- You're confusing me with my sister, - she's the one studying drama.
- I do like her - after all, she is my sister.
- Not content with having upset my parents, he then insulted my sister!
- I've got a family crisis on my hands - my 16-year-old sister is pregnant.
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- father
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- long-lost
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- maternally
- sibling
- sire
- sisterhood
- son
- step-sibling
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sister
adjective [ before noun ]
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belonging to a pair or group of similar and related things, such as businesses, usually owned or operated by the same person or organization:
the U.S. battleship Missouri and her sister ship, the Wisconsin
