half-sister

half-sis·ter

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [haf, hahf sis-ter]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈsɪs tər/
- /hɑːf ˈsɪstə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf sis-ter]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈsɪs tər/

Definitions of half-sister word

noun half-sister sister (def 2). 1
noun half-sister female sibling by one parent 1
countable noun half-sister Someone's half-sister is a girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as they have. 0
noun half-sister the daughter of either of one's parents by another partner 0
noun half-sister a sister through one parent only 0
noun half-sister Alternative spelling of half sister. 0

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Origin of half-sister

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1150-1200

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noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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half-sister popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

half-sister

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tamar

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