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sister (n.)
1.a woman religious
2.(slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
3.a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group"none of her sisters would betray her"
4.a female person who has the same parents as another person"my sister married a musician"
5.a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
Sister (n.)
1.(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address)"the Sisters taught her to love God"
sister (adj.)
1.resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination"suits of like design" "a limited circle of like minds" "members of the cat family have like dispositions" "as like as two peas in a pod" "dogl..."
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Merriam Webster
SisterSis"ter (?), n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster, from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries. sweester, suster, LG. süster, suster, D. zuster, OS. & OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan. söster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses�, Russ. sestra, Pol. siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. √298. Cf. Cousin.]
1. A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother.
I am the sister of one Claudio. Shak.
2. A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community. James ii. 15.
3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; -- generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. Pope.
Sister Block (Naut.), a tackle block having two sheaves, one above the other. -- Sister hooks, a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of one forming a mousing for the other; -- called also match hook. -- Sister of charity, Sister of mercy. (R. C. Ch.) See under Charity, and Mercy.
SisterSis"ter, v. t. To be sister to; to resemble closely. [Obs.] Shak.
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Sister (n.)
Sister; sister[ClasseHyper.]
membre du personnel hospitalier (fr)[ClasseParExt.]
sisterhood[membre]
nun, religious, sister[Hyper.]
sister (adj.)
sister (n.)
ordre et congrégation chrétienne de femmes (fr)[Classe]
Sister; sister[Classe]
religious; nun[ClasseHyper.]
religious[Hyper.]
sister (n.)
sister (n.)
sister; sis[ClasseHyper.]
female sibling[Hyper.]
sisterhood, sistership - sisterlike, sisterly, sororal[Dérivé]
blood brother, brother[Ant.]
sister (n.)
infirmier (fr)[Classe]
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