sister

noun

/ˈsɪstə(r)/

/ˈsɪstər/

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a girl or woman who has the same mother and father as another person
- She's my sister.
- an older/a younger sister
- (informal) a big/little sister
- (informal) a kid sister
- my twin sister
- We're sisters.
- the Brontë sisters—Charlotte, Emily and Anne
- Do you have any brothers or sisters?
- sister of somebody He married the sister of his best friend.
- She's the sister of the bride.
- Joe's sister Mary lives in Seattle.
- My best friend has been like a sister to me (= very close).
see also cousin sister, half-sister, stepsisterTopics Family and relationshipsa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- elder
- older
- …
phrases
- brothers and sisters
- brothers or sisters
- like sisters
- …
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used for talking to or about other members of a women’s organization or other women who have the same ideas, purpose, etc. as yourself
- They supported their sisters in the dispute.
Sister
(British English) a senior female nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward see also charge nurseTopics Medicinec1
Sister
a female member of a religious group, especially a nun
- Sister Mary
- the Sisters of Charity
Topics Religion and festivalsc1
(in the US) a member of a sorority (= a club for a group of female students at a college or university)
- Carolyn's sorority sisters at Indiana University
(North American English, informal) used by black people as a form of address for a black woman
(usually used as an adjective) a thing that belongs to the same type or group as something else
- our sister company in Italy
- a sister ship

Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zuster and German Schwester, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin soror.

单词	sister
释义	sister noun /ˈsɪstə(r)/ /ˈsɪstər/ jump to other results a girl or woman who has the same mother and father as another person She's my sister. an older/a younger sister (informal) a big/little sister (informal) a kid sister my twin sister We're sisters. the Brontë sisters—Charlotte, Emily and Anne Do you have any brothers or sisters? sister of somebody He married the sister of his best friend. She's the sister of the bride. Joe's sister Mary lives in Seattle. My best friend has been like a sister to me (= very close). see also cousin sister, half-sister, stepsisterTopics Family and relationshipsa1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big elder older … phrases brothers and sisters brothers or sisters like sisters … See full entry used for talking to or about other members of a women’s organization or other women who have the same ideas, purpose, etc. as yourself They supported their sisters in the dispute. Sister (British English) a senior female nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward see also charge nurseTopics Medicinec1 Sister a female member of a religious group, especially a nun Sister Mary the Sisters of Charity Topics Religion and festivalsc1 (in the US) a member of a sorority (= a club for a group of female students at a college or university) Carolyn's sorority sisters at Indiana University (North American English, informal) used by black people as a form of address for a black woman (usually used as an adjective) a thing that belongs to the same type or group as something else our sister company in Italy a sister ship Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zuster and German Schwester, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin soror.
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