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sis·ter

 (sĭs′tər)
n.
1. A female having the same parents as another or one parent in common with another.
2. A girl or woman who shares a common ancestry, allegiance, character, or purpose with another or others, specifically:
a. A kinswoman.
b. A woman fellow member, as of a sorority.
c. A fellow woman.
d. A close woman friend or companion.
e. A fellow African-American woman or girl.
f. A woman who advocates, fosters, or takes part in the feminist movement.
3.Informal Used as a form of address for a woman or girl.
4. Abbr.Sr.Ecclesiastical
a. A member of a religious order of women; a nun.
b. Used as a form of address for such a woman, alone or followed by the woman's name.
5.Chiefly British A nurse, especially the head nurse in a ward.
6. One identified as female and closely related to another:"the sisters Death and Night"(Walt Whitman).
7.Architecture A beam or other structural member affixed to another as a supplementary support.
adj.
1. Related by or as if by sisterhood; closely related:sister ships; sister cities.
2.Genetics Of or being one of an identical, related, or homologous pair:sister chromatids.
tr.v.sis·tered,sis·ter·ing,sis·ters
Architecture To affix a beam or other structural member to (another) as a supplementary support.

[Middle English, partially from Old Norsesystir and partly from Old Englishsweostor; seeswesor- inIndo-European roots.]
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sister

(ˈsɪstə)
n
1.a female person having the same parents as another person
3.a female person who belongs to the same group, trade union, etc, as another or others
4.informal a form of address to a woman or girl, used esp by Black people in the US
5. (Medicine) a senior nurse
6. (Ecclesiastical Terms)chieflyRC Church a nun or a title given to a nun
7. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a woman fellow member of a Church or religious body
8. (modifier) belonging to the same class, fleet, etc, as another or others:a sister ship.
9. (Biology) (modifier)biology denoting any of the cells or cell components formed by division of a parent cell or cell component:sister nuclei.
[Old Englishsweostor; related to Old Norsesystir, Old High Germanswester, Gothicswistar]
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sis•ter

(ˈsɪs tər)

n.
1. a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
4. a sister-in-law.
5. a woman or girl numbered in the same kinship group, nationality, race, church membership, society, etc., as another.
6. a thing regarded as female and associated as if by kinship with something else: The ships are sisters.
7.
a. a woman member of a religious order whose vows are not as absolute as a nun's.
b. (used as a title for a sister or a nun.)
8.Brit. a nurse in charge of a hospital ward; head nurse.
9. a form of address used to a woman or girl, esp. jocularly or contemptuously.
adj.
10. being or considered a sister; related by or as if by sisterhood.
11. being in close relationship with another: our sister city across the river.
12. being one of an identical pair.
[before 900; < Old Norsesystir, c. Old Englishsweoster, Old Frisian, Old High Germanswester, Gothicswistar; akin to Latinsoror (<*swesor), Old Irishsiur, Sktsvasar sister, Greekéor daughter, niece]
sis′ter•less,adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sister - a female person who has the same parents as another personsister - a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician"
big sister - an older sister
female sibling - a person's sister
little sister - a younger sister
half sister,half-sister,stepsister - a sister who has only one parent in common with you
blood brother,brother - a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
2.Sister - (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address); "the Sisters taught her to love God"
sisterhood - a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns)
Church of Rome,Roman Catholic Church,Roman Church,Western Church,Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
nun - a woman religious
3.sister - a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her"
sorority - a social club for female undergraduates
fellow member,member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"
Beguine - (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life
4.sister - (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young womensister - (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
jargon,lingo,patois,argot,vernacular,slang,cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
fille,girl,miss,missy,young lady,young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

sister

noun
1.sibling,relation,relative,kin,kinswomanThe two sisters look nothing like one another.
2.fellow woman,colleague,associate,comrade,compatriotModern woman has been freed from many of the duties that befell her sisters in times past.
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Translations
أُخْتأُخْت، شبيهَه، مُماثِلَة تماماراهِبَهعُضْوَه، أُخْت في مَجموعَهكَبيرَة المُمَرِّضات
сестра
germana
sestrastaniční sestrasesterský
søsterafdelingssygeplejerskenonne
flegistinofratinofratulino
õde
خواهر
sisarsisko
sestra
nővértestvér-apácaápolónőasszonytárs
suster
systirsystur-yfirhjúkrunarkona
姉妹
언니자매
soror
brolienėdvynysmošasesuosvainė
māsatā paša tipa-
călugăriţăsora
sestrastaničná sestra
sestra
sestraсестра
systermedsystersjuksköterskasjuksyster
พี่สาวหรือน้องสาว
сестра
chếchịemem gái

sister

[ˈsɪstəʳ]
A.N
1. (=relation) →hermanaf
my little sistermi hermanapequeña
my brothers and sistersmis hermanos
2. (Brit) (Med) (alsonursing sister) →enfermerafjefe
3. (Rel) →hermanaf; (before name) →sorf
the Sisters of CharitylasHermanas de la Caridad
4. (US)listen sister!¡mira, hermana!, ¡mira,tíaor colega! (Sp)
B.CPDsister cityN (US) →ciudadfgemela
sister collegeNcolegiomhermano
sister companyNempresafhermana,empresafasociada
sister nationNnaciónfhermana
sister organizationNorganizaciónfhermana
sister shipNbarcomgemelo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sister

[ˈsɪstər]
n
(=sibling) →sœurf
That's my little sister →Voilà mapetite sœur.
Have you got any brothers and sisters? →Vous avez desfrères et des sœurs?
(=nun) →sœurf,bonne sœurf
(British) (=nurse) →infirmièref enchef
modif [newspaper] →appartenant aumêmegroupe
sister organization →organisationf sœur
sister ship →sister-shipm, sistershipm,naviremjumeau
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sister

n
Schwesterf; (in trade union) →Kolleginf;(= ship)Schwesterschiffnt;to besister to(form)or thesister of somebodyjdsSchwester sein
(= nun)(Ordens)schwesterf; (before name) →Schwesterf
(Brit:= senior nurse) →Oberschwesterf

sister

in cpdsSchwester-;
sister city
n (US)=twin town
sister company
nSchwesterfirmafor -gesellschaftf
sisterhood
n
Schwesterschaftf;she emphasized thesister of women all over the worldsiebetonte, dass alleFrauen derganzenWeltSchwestern seien
(Eccl) →Schwesternordenm
(= association of women)Frauenvereinigungf
sister-in-law
n pl <sisters-in-law> →Schwägerinf
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sister

[ˈsɪstəʳ]n
a. (relation) →sorella
b. (Med) →(infermieraf) caposalainv
c. (Rel) →suora
Sister Mary →SuorMaria
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sister

(ˈsistə) noun
1. the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents.She's my sister;my father's sister. susterأُخْت сестра irmã sestra die Schwester søsterαδερφήhermana õde خواهر sisko soeurאחות बहन sestra nővér saudara perempuan systirsorella 姉妹 여자형제 sesuo māsa kakakzustersøstersiostra خور irmA sorăсестра sestra sestra sestra syster น้องสาวหรือพี่สาวkız kardeş 姐妹 сестра بہن chị, em gái姐妹
2. a type of senior nurse.She's a sister on Ward 5. suster كَبيرَة المُمَرِّضات мед. сестра enfermeira staniční sestra die Schwester afdelingssygeplejerskeαδελφή,νοσοκόμα enfermera jefe meditsiiniõde سرپرستار osastonhoitaja infirmière de chefאחות नर्स sestra nadstojnica, bolničarka nővér perawat yfirhjúkrunarkona (infermiera caposala) 看護婦長 수간호사 sesuo māsa ketua jururawat hoofdverpleegsteravdelingssykepleiersiostra نرس enfermeira soră (старшая) медицинская сестра staničná sestra, ošetrovateľka glavna sestra sestra avdelningssköterska หัวหน้าพยาบาลhemşire 護士長 сестра سینئر خاتون نرس bà xơ护士长
3. a female member of a religious group. suster راهِبَه калугерка irmã sestra die Schwester søsterαδελφή,μοναχήhermana,monja usuõde راهبه uskonsisar soeur נְזִירָה किसी धार्मिक समूह की सदस्य časna sestra, redovnica apáca suster systirsorella 修道女 여성신자 sesuo māsa rahib wanitazusternonne,søstersiostra راهبه irmA cama­radăсестра,монахиня sestra; mníška redovnica sestra syster, nunna แม่ชีrahibe 宗教團體的女性成員 сестра کسی دینی تنظیم کی خاتون bà chị ,cô em (基督教)的女会员
4. a female fellow member of any group.We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters! suster عُضْوَه، أُخْت في مَجموعَه побратима companheira sestra die Schwester søsterαδελφή,συντρόφισσαhermana,compañera naissoost grupiliige, kaaslanna عضو sisarcamaradeחברה किसी समूह की सदस्य sestra, članica skupine asszonytárs anggota perkumpulan wanita systircompagna 婦人会員 동료여성 sesuo māsa saudarazustersøstersiostra عضو companheira cama­radăсестра sestra sestra sestra syster เพื่อนหญิงkardeş,bacı 任何團體的女性同儕 сестра کسی تنظیم کی رکن خاتون chị em女同事们或女会友们
adjective
closely similar in design, function etc.sister ships. susteragtig أُخْت، شبيهَه، مُماثِلَة تماما близък gêmeo sesterský Schwester-... søster-αδελφός, παρόμοιος σε σχέδιο, λετουργία κτλ.similar,parecido sõsar- خواهري sisar-similaire -אָחוֹת आकार इत्यादि में मिलता-जुलता sestra (izražava sličnost - kao sestre) testvér- kembaran systur-gemello 同種の 매우 유사한 panašus, dvynys tā paša tipa- kembarzustersøster-bliźniaczy خورولى، خورتوبgémeo similarродственный sesterský sestrski sestrinski syster- เหมือนกันมากaynı (設計、功能等近似的)姐妹... споріднений; однотипний جوڑی دار có tính chất chị em (设计、功能等类似的东西)姐妹...
ˈsister-in-lawpluralˈsisters-in-law noun
1. the sister of one's husband or wife. skoonsuster أُخْت الزَّوْج أو الزَّوْجَه бълдъза/етърва cunhada švagrová die Schwägerin svigerindeκουνιάδαcuñada meheõde, naiseõde خواهر شوهر؛ خواهر زن käly belle-soeurגיסה ननद या साली šogorica, zaova sógornő ipar perempuan mágkonacognata 配偶者の姉妹 형(제)수, 처형(제), 시누이, 올케 svainë, moða svaine, vīra māsa kakak iparschoonzustersvigerinneszwagierka ننو cunhada cum­natăзоловка,свояченица švagriná svakinja zaova ili jetrva svägerska พี่สาวหรือน้องสาวของคู่ครองbaldız,görümce 丈夫或妻子的姊姊或妹妹(大姑,小姑,大姨子,小姨子) зовиця; своячка کسی کے شوہر یا بیوی کی بہن chị hoặc em gái của vợ hoặc chồng mình 夫或妻的姊妹(小姑子、大姑姐、小姨子、大姨姐)
2. the wife of one's brother. skoonsuster زوْجَة الأخ зълва cunhada švagrová die Schwägerin svigerindeνύφηcuñada vennanaine زن داداش käly belle-soeurגיסה भाभी, भौजाई snaha sógornő ipar perempuan mágkonacognata 兄弟の妻 형(제)수 brolienë brāļasieva kakak iparschoonzustersvigerinnebratowa د ورور ښځه cunhada cumnatăневестка švagriná svakinja zaova svägerska ภรรยาของพี่ชายหรือน้องชายyenge 哥哥或弟弟的妻子(嫂子,弟媳) невістка بھائی کی بیوی chị dâu, em dâu 哥哥或弟弟的妻子(嫂子、弟媳)
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sister

أُخْت sestra søsterSchwesterαδελφήhermana sisarsœur sestrasorella 姉妹 언니zussøstersiostrairmãсестра syster พี่สาวหรือน้องสาวkız kardeş em gái姐妹
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

sis·ter

n. hermana;
___ -in-lawcuñada.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

sister

n hermana
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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He would have found it amply in that gallant brother and that daintysister, so steeped in mean experiences, and so loftily conscious of the family name; so ready to beg or borrow from the poorest, to eat of anybody's bread, spend anybody's money, drink from anybody's cup and break it afterwards.
'"You know how light of heart sweet Alice is," replied the eldestsister, passing her fingers through the tresses of the smiling girl.
He could allow hissister to be the best judge of her own happiness, but he was not pleased that her happiness should centre in a large income; nor could he refrain from often saying to himself, in Mr.
Then I would hear - it was a common experience of the night - mysister soothing her lovingly, and turning up the light to show her where she was, helping her to the window to let her see that it was no night of snow, even humouring her by going downstairs, and opening the outer door, and calling into the darkness, 'Is anybody there?' and if that was not sufficient, she would swaddle my mother in wraps and take her through the rooms of the house, lighting them one by one, pointing out familiar objects, and so guiding her slowly through the sixty odd years she had jumped too quickly.
She was usually spoken of as being remarkably clever, but with the addition that hersister Celia had more common-sense.
Jennings from seeing hersister's thoughts as clearly as she did, "I dare say we shall have Sir John and Lady Middleton in town by the end of next week."
Kitty glanced at hersister, and the cold, rather ill-tempered expression of her face did not change.
Bingley from yoursister, and the other, that I had, in defiance of various claims, in defiance of honour and humanity, ruined the immediate prosperity and blasted the prospects of Mr.
Glegg, with a bitter smile and a scarcely perceptible toss of her head, "I should ha' thought you'd known your ownsister better.
She was not a good-looking woman, mysister; and I had a general impression that she must have made Joe Gargery marry her by hand.
Dinarzade had no particular gifts to distinguish her from other girls, but hersister was clever and courageous in the highest degree.
Before she handed it to the visitor, she looked at hersister. "Ought we to let Mr.

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