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   sister

   /ˈsɪstə/

   noun

   • 1. a woman or girl in relation to other daughters and sons of her parents: "I had nine brothers and sisters" Similar female siblinginformal:sisrhyming slang:skin and blister
   • 2. a female friend or associate, especially a female fellow member of a trade union or other organization: "textile unions are showing solidarity with their brothers and sisters in the developing world" Similar comradefriendpartnerassociatecolleague
   • ▪ a fellow woman seen in relation to feminist issues: "uncloseted lesbian sisters"
   • ▪ a black woman (chiefly used as a term of address by other black people): informal North American "‘Come on, sister, why not come clean and tell us?’"
   • 3. a member of a religious order of women: "the sisters announced that there would be a special rosary every morning" Similar nunnoviceabbessprioressMother SuperiorReverend Motherbride of Christreligiousconventualcontemplativecanonessliterary:vestalhistorical:anchoressancressrare:vowess
   • 4. a senior female nurse, typically in charge of a ward: British "the ward sister needs to be consulted"
   • 5. denoting an organization or place that bears a relationship to another of common origin or allegiance or mutual association: "Securicor and its sister company Securicor Services"

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zuster and German Schwester, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin soror.

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