Other Definitions
sister (enc)
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Sister| Noun | 1. | sister - a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician"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 sisters (especially an order of nuns) | | | 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 member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participates 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 - sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women | |
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