sister

Speech parts

1. sister - Noun

2. sister - Verb

Meaning

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.

A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community.

One of the same kind, or of the same condition; -- generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits.

To be sister to; to resemble closely.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sis nun penguin babe vestal sib sissy sr. priestess friar comrade matron mother superior monk nurse
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Antonyms

brother reverend lassie abbot colleen auntie
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Hypernyms

member nun fellow member female sibling

Hyponyms

stepsister beguine half-sister big sister little sister

Related terms

sisterhood sistren

Phrases with the word

sister hook brother's sister Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary School Sister of Notre Dame Sister of Loretto elder sister

Anagrams

resist restis serist

Examples

Brevity is the sister of talent. Anton Chekhov

To steal from a brother or sister is evil. To not steal from the institutions that are the pillars of the Pig Empire is equally immoral. Abbie Hoffman

Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship. Margaret Mead

If you do not travel, you will marry your own sister. Mozambican Proverb

Beauty is the sister of idleness and the mother of luxury. Russian Proverb

The little hemlock is sister to the great hemlock. Manx Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Sistan Sistan and Baluchestan Sistani Persian sister act sister block sister chromatid