sister
421
3.5
- noun
- /ˈsɪstər/
:
compañera
- The sisters of the sorority organized a charity event to support their community.
- brothers and sisters
- pledged sisters
Examples
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All the sisters be on the line.
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There is nothing like encouragement from a sister to rekindle enthusiasm and energy.
Fiction book (1992) -
Girls, we have a sister in need.
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And in the conversation you have over the phone, a sister will send her spirit your way.
Fiction book (1990) -
And from now on, the sisters and I sleep here.
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Then Poldarge said, "Very well, sister, we will take care of these bodies for you."
Fiction book (1991) -
We've never been as close as sisters ought to be.
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The sisters carried the image and invited the sisters of Sandia to do the same.
Academic text (1999) -
Several of my sorority sisters took BIP courses last semester, and I decided to try one.
Academic text (2008) -
Sisters, hold your enthusiasm.
Antonyms
- Formal
∞
6.5
A man who belongs to a Christian religious community and often lives in a monastery
Compounds
1
3.5
A girl or woman not related by birth who your parents raise as part of the family
- Archaic
1
9.9
A journalist who writes emotional newspaper stories to make readers feel sorry
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sister is also used for a woman in the same group because people began calling women in religious orders and social groups 'sisters', and the word sorority even means a 'group of sisters', so the word keeps the idea of women who belong together.