sister
noun
[ ˈsɪstə ]
• a woman or girl in relation to other daughters and sons of her parents.
• "I had nine brothers and sisters"
Similar:
female sibling,
sis,
skin and blister,
• a female friend or associate, especially a female fellow member of a trade union or other organization.
• "textile unions are showing solidarity with their brothers and sisters in the developing world"
• a member of a religious order of women.
• "the sisters announced that there would be a special rosary every morning"
Similar:
nun,
novice,
abbess,
prioress,
Mother Superior,
Reverend Mother,
bride of Christ,
religious,
conventual,
contemplative,
canoness,
vestal,
anchoress,
ancress,
vowess,
• a senior female nurse, typically in charge of a ward.
• "the ward sister needs to be consulted"
• denoting an organization or place that bears a relationship to another of common origin or allegiance or mutual association.
• "Securicor and its sister company Securicor Services"
Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zuster and German Schwester, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin soror .
