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half-sister

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half-sister
n
the daughter of either of one's parents by another partner
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Noun1.half-sister - a sister who has only one parent in common with youhalf-sister - a sister who has only one parent in common with you
sis, sister - a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician"
Translations
half-sister [ˈhɑːfˌsɪstəʳ] Nmedia hermana f, hermanastra f
half-sister [ˌhɑːfˈsɪstəʳ] nsorellastra


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She was evidently my sister, or half-sister, rather.
Sir Pitt had an unmarried half-sister who inherited her mother's large fortune, and though the Baronet proposed to borrow this money of her on mortgage, Miss Crawley declined the offer, and preferred the security of the funds.
Lizaveta was younger than the old woman and was her half-sister, being the child of a different mother.
 
 
 
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