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sororal

sororal

1 9.4
To show caring and protective feelings like a sister
  • adjective
  • /səˈrɔrəl/
translation icon : sororal
  • Her sororal support during tough times made all the difference in my life.

Examples

  • They shared a sororal affection that was evident in their every interaction.

  • Not in, you know, the related, familial way, but, you know, more in the fraternal, sororal...

    Sydney White (2007)

  • These practices, like sororal polygyny, help ensure the solidarity of the sibship and preserve a grandparent's relationship with a grandchild, even though the linking parent might be deceased (Eggan 1937: 61-62).

    Academic text (1991)

  • The novel beautifully captures the sororal bond between the two main characters.

Synonyms

sisterly
vssororal
7 1.5

Showing warm, protective care and giving friendly advice

is the more formal and less common word for that female sibling quality
sisterlike
vssororal
4.7

Being warm and caring to someone the way a sister is

is the more formal and less common word for that female sibling quality

How Sisterly

protective
99 2.0
affectionate
56 2.2
sororal
1 9.4
friendly
773 1.0
indifferent
46 4.4

Surface Forms

sororal positive

Morphology

sororal = soror + al

The word is historically built from the Latin root soror 'sister' plus the productive suffix -al, but the base is not a recognizable English word for most learners.

Etymology

Sororal comes from the Latin word soror, which means 'sister'. So sororal means 'sisterly' and shares the same root as sorority ('a group of sisters'), which helps you remember the idea of a sister-like bond.