sis·ter (s s t r)n. 1. A female having the same parents as another or one parent in common with another. 2. A girl or woman who shares a common ancestry, allegiance, character, or purpose with another or others, specifically: a. A kinswoman. b. A woman fellow member, as of a sorority. c. A fellow woman. d. A close woman friend or companion. e. A fellow African-American woman or girl. f. A woman who advocates, fosters, or takes part in the feminist movement. 3. Informal Used as a form of address for a woman or girl. 4. Abbr. Sr. Ecclesiastical a. A member of a religious order of women; a nun. b. Used as a form of address for such a woman, alone or followed by the woman's name. 5. Chiefly British A nurse, especially the head nurse in a ward. 6. One identified as female and closely related to another: "the sisters Death and Night" (Walt Whitman). adj. 1. Related by or as if by sisterhood; closely related: sister ships; sister cities. 2. Genetics Of or being one of an identical pair: sister chromatids. [Middle English, from Old Norse systir; see swesor- in Indo-European roots.] |
sister [ˈsɪstə]
n
1. a female person having the same parents as another person
2. See half-sister, stepsister
3. a female person who belongs to the same group, trade union, etc., as another or others
4. Informal a form of address to a woman or girl, used esp by Blacks in the US
5. (Medicine) a senior nurse
6. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Chiefly RC Church a nun or a title given to a nun
7. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a woman fellow member of a Church or religious body
8. (modifier) belonging to the same class, fleet, etc., as another or others a sister ship
9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (modifier) Biology denoting any of the cells or cell components formed by division of a parent cell or cell component sister nuclei
[Old English sweostor; related to Old Norse systir, Old High German swester, Gothic swistar]
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| Noun | 1. |  sister - a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician"big sister - an older sister female sibling - a person's sister little sister - a younger sister blood brother, brother - a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents" |
| 2. | Sister - (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address); "the Sisters taught her to love God" 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 nun - a woman religious | |
| 3. | 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" sorority - a social club for female undergraduates fellow member, member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family" Beguine - (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life | |
| 4. | sister - (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women |
sister
noun
2. fellow woman, colleague, associate, comrade, compatriot Modern woman has been freed from many of the duties that befell her sisters in times past.
adjective
affiliated, allied, associated, joined, linked, connected, incorporated, confederated, federated a sister organization
Translations
sister [ˈsɪstəʳ]
sister [ˈsɪstər]
n
(= sibling) → sœur f
That's my little sister → Voilà ma petite sœur.
Have you got any brothers and sisters? → Vous avez des frères et des sœurs?
That's my little sister → Voilà ma petite sœur.
Have you got any brothers and sisters? → Vous avez des frères et des sœurs?
(= nun) → sœur f, bonne sœur f
(British) (= nurse) → infirmière f en chef
modif [newspaper] → appartenant au même groupe
sister organization → organisation f sœur
sister ship → sister-ship m, sistership m, navire m jumeau
sister organization → organisation f sœur
sister ship → sister-ship m, sistership m, navire m jumeau
sister
sister in cpds → Schwester-;
n
→ Schwester f; (in trade union) → Kollegin f; (= ship) → Schwesterschiff nt; to be sister to (form) or the sister of somebody → jds Schwester sein
(Brit: = senior nurse) → Oberschwester f
sister in cpds → Schwester-;
sister city
n (US) = twin town
sister company
n → Schwesterfirma f → or -gesellschaft f
sisterhood
n
→ Schwesterschaft f; she emphasized the sister of women all over the world → sie betonte, dass alle Frauen der ganzen Welt Schwestern seien
(Eccl) → Schwesternorden m
(= association of women) → Frauenvereinigung f
sister-in-law
n pl <sisters-in-law> → Schwägerin f
sister [ˈsɪstəʳ] n
sister [ˈsɪstəʳ] n
a. (relation) → sorella
b. (Med) → (infermiera f) caposala inv
sister [ˈsɪstəʳ] n
a. (relation) → sorella
b. (Med) → (infermiera f) caposala inv
n sister [ˈsistə]
1 the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents She's my sister; my father's sister. suster أُخْت сестра sestra søster die Schwester αδερφή hermana õde خواهر sisko soeur אָחוֹת बहन sestra nővér saudara perempuan systir sorella 姉妹 여자형제 sesuo māsa kakak zuster søster siostra irmA soră сестра sestra sestra sestra syster น้องสาวหรือพี่สาว kız kardeş 姐妹 сестра بہن chị, em gái 姐妹
2 a type of senior nurse She's a sister on Ward 5. suster كَبيرَة المُمَرِّضات мед. сестра staniční sestra afdelingssygeplejerske die Schwester αδελφή, νοσοκόμα enfermera jefe meditsiiniõde سرپرستار osastonhoitaja infirmière de chef אָחוֹת नर्स sestra nadstojnica, bolničarka nővér perawat yfirhjúkrunarkona (infermiera caposala) 看護婦長 수간호사 sesuo māsa ketua jururawat hoofdverpleegster avdelingssykepleier siostra enfermeira soră (старшая) медицинская сестра staničná sestra, ošetrovateľka glavna sestra sestra avdelningssköterska หัวหน้าพยาบาล hemşire 護士長 сестра سینئر خاتون نرس bà xơ 护士长
3 a female member of a religious group. suster راهِبَه калугерка sestra søster die Schwester αδελφή, μοναχή hermana, monja usuõde راهبه sisar soeur נְזִירָה किसी धार्मिक समूह की सदस्य časna sestra, redovnica apáca suster systir sorella 修道女 여성신자 sesuo māsa rahib wanita zuster nonne, søster siostra irmA camaradă сестра, монахиня sestra; mníška redovnica sestra syster, nunna แม่ชี rahibe 宗教團體的女性成員 сестра کسی دینی تنظیم کی خاتون bà chị ,cô em （基督教）的女会员
4 a female fellow member of any group We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters! suster عُضْوَه، أُخْت في مَجموعَه побратима sestra søster die Schwester αδελφή, συντρόφισσα hermana, compañera naissoost grupiliige, kaaslanna عضو kanssasisar camarade חֲבֵרָה किसी समूह की सदस्य sestra, članica skupine asszonytárs anggota perkumpulan wanita systir compagna 婦人会員 동료여성 sesuo māsa saudara zuster (med)søster siostra companheira camaradă сестра sestra sestra sestra syster ความเป็นพี่สาวน้องสาว kardeş, bacı 任何團體的女性同儕 сестра کسی تنظیم کی رکن خاتون chị em 女同事们或女会友们
adj
closely similar in design, function etc sister ships. susteragtig أُخْت، شبيهَه، مُماثِلَة تماما близък sesterský søster- Schwester-... αδελφός, παρόμοιος σε σχέδιο, λετουργία κτλ. similar, parecido sõsar- خواهري sisar- similaire -אָחוֹת आकार इत्यादि में मिलता-जुलता sestra (izražava sličnost - kao sestre) testvér- kembaran systur- gemello 同種の 매우 유사한 panašus, dvynys tā paša tipa- kembar zuster søster- bliźniaczy gémeo similar родственный sesterský sestrski sestrinski syster- เหมือนกันมาก aynı (設計、功能等近似的)姐妹... споріднений; однотипний جوڑی دار có tính chất chị em （设计、功能等类似的东西）姐妹...
n sister-in-law
1 the sister of one's husband or wife. skoonsuster أُخْت الزَّوْج أو الزَّوْجَه бълдъза/етърва švagrová svigerinde die Schwägerin κουνιάδα cuñada meheõde, naiseõde خواهر شوهر؛ خواهر زن käly belle-soeur גִיסָה ननद या साली šogorica, zaova sógornő ipar perempuan mágkona cognata 配偶者の姉妹 형(제)수, 처형(제), 시누이, 올케 svainë, moða svaine, vīra māsa kakak ipar schoonzuster svigerinne szwagierka cunhada cumnată золовка, свояченица švagriná svakinja zaova ili jetrva svägerska พี่สาวหรือน้องสาวของคู่ครอง baldız, görümce 大姑，小姑，大姨子，小姨子 зовиця; своячка کسی کے شوہر یا بیوی کی بہن chị hoặc em gái của vợ hoặc chồng mình 小姑子，大姑姐, 小姨子, 大姨姐
2 the wife of one's brother. skoonsuster زوْجَة الأخ зълва švagrová svigerinde die Schwägerin νύφη (συγγένεια) cuñada vennanaine زن داداش käly belle-soeur גִיסָה भाभी, भौजाई snaha sógornő ipar perempuan mágkona cognata 兄弟の妻 형(제)수 brolienë brāļasieva kakak ipar schoonzuster svigerinne bratowa cunhada cumnată невестка švagriná svakinja zaova svägerska ภรรยาของพี่ชายหรือน้องชาย yenge 嫂子，弟媳 невістка بھائی کی بیوی chị dâu, em dâu 嫂子，弟媳
sister → أخت sestra søster Schwester αδελφή hermana sisar sœur sestra sorella 姉妹 언니 zus søster siostra irmã сестра syster พี่สาวหรือน้องสาว kızkardeş em gái 兄弟
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