half-sister
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈhæfˌsɪstər/
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media hermana
- Pia, my half-sister, is a lawyer too.
Examples
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She's my half-sister.
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But then he introduced Candace as his half-sister.
Fiction book (1998) -
Old Fashion Girl is a full sister to one winner and a half sister to three winners.
Blog text (30) -
Magical Ride is a full sister to one winner and a half sister to three winners.
Blog text (30) -
It is a battle between the half sisters over the money.
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That little girl you were talking to is your little half-sister.
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Edward himself had two half-sisters, Mary and Elizabeth.
Academic text (2010) -
I understand that Claude has a half-sister, and I would like him to meet her.
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This is Sean's half-sister, Bridget.
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After many years apart, I finally reunited with my half-sister, who shares our father's genetics.
Synonyms
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1.1
A sister who shares one parent with you but not both
A person who shares only one parent with a brother or sister
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Half-sister starts with half (meaning 'part' or 'not whole') joined to sister, so you can picture a sister who is only partly the same family as you. So a half-sister is a sister who shares one parent with you, not both.