Definition of sisters Sisters
/sɪˈstɚz/ - [sisterz] -
We found 3 definitions of sisters from 2 different sources.
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What does sisters mean?
Wiktionary 
- sisters (Noun)
Plural of sister.
Part of speech
🔤- sisters, noun, plural of sister.
WordNet
NounPlural: sisters |
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| sister - a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician" | ||
| sis | ||
| blood brother, brother a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother | ||
| female sibling a person's sister | ||
| big sister an older sister | ||
| little sister a younger sister | ||
| sister - (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address); "the Sisters taught her to love God" | ||
| nun the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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" | ||
| fellow member, member an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations); "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"; "Canada is a member of the United Nations" | ||
| sorority a social club for female undergraduates | ||
| sister - (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women | ||
| baby, babe | ||
| fille, missy, young lady, young woman, miss, girl a form of address for an unmarried woman | ||
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Wiktionary
- sister (Noun)
A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. - sister (Noun)
A female member of a religious community; a nun. - sister (Noun)
A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital. - sister (Noun)
Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism. - sister (Noun)
A black woman. - sister (Noun)
A form of address to a woman. - sister (Noun)
A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address. - sister (Noun)
Of or relating to an entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierachical relationship with another. - sister (Noun)
In the same class. - sister (Verb)
To strengthen a supporting beam by fastening a second beam alongside it. - sister (Verb)
To be sister to; to resemble closely.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sister (n.)
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. - sister (n.)
A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community. - sister (n.)
One of the same kind, or of the same condition; -- generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. - sister (v. t.)
To be sister to; to resemble closely.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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sister
A female person who has the same parents as another person. -
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A woman with whom another person feels connected in any field. -
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A female ascetic who chooses to live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent. -
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A fellow sorority member. -
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A black American woman of African descent.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sister
sis′tėr, n. a female born of the same parents: a female closely allied to or associated with another.—adj. closely related, akin.—v.t. and v.i. to resemble closely: to be a sister to: to be allied.—ns. Sis′terhood, state of being a sister, the duty of a sister: a society of females, a community of women living together under a religious rule, and with a common object for their united life; Sis′ter-hook, in a ship's rigging, one of a pair of hooks fitting closely together and working on the same axis—also Clip-hook and Clove-hook; Sis′ter-in-law, a husband's or wife's sister, or a brother's wife.—adjs. Sis′terless, having no sister; Sis′ter-like, Sis′terly, like or becoming a sister: kind: affectionate. [A.S. sweostor; Dut. zuster, Ger. schwester.]
Part of speech
🔤- sister, noun, singular of sisters.
- sister, adjective.
