ALL meanings of sister
sis·ter
S s - noun sister female sibling 1
- interjection sister form of address for nun 1
- noun sister nun 1
- noun sister kinswoman 1
- noun sister term of address for female friend 1
- noun sister member of a women's group 1
- noun sister nurse 1
- noun sister term of address for a woman 1
- noun sister a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling. 1
- noun sister Also called half sister. a female offspring having only one parent in common with another offspring. 1
- abbreviation SISTER stepsister. 1
- noun sister a female friend or protector regarded as a sister. 1
- noun sister a thing regarded as feminine and associated as if by kinship with something else: The ships are sisters. 1
- noun sister a female fellow member, as of a church. 1
- noun sister a female member of a religious community that observes the simple vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. 1
- noun sister British. a nurse in charge of a hospital ward; head nurse. 1
- noun sister a fellow black woman. 1
- noun sister a woman who supports, promotes, or participates in feminism. 1
- noun sister Informal. a form of address used to a woman or girl, especially jocularly or contemptuously: Listen, sister, you've had enough. 1
- adjective sister being or considered a sister; related by or as if by sisterhood: sister ships. 1
- adjective sister having a close relationship with another because of shared interests, problems, or the like: We correspond with school children in our sister city. 1
- adjective sister Biochemistry. being one of an identical pair. 1
- countable noun sister Your sister is a girl or woman who has the same parents as you. 0
- countable noun sister Sister is a title given to a woman who belongs to a religious community. 0
- countable noun sister A sister is a senior female nurse who supervises part of a hospital. 0
- countable noun sister You can describe a woman as your sister if you feel a connection with her, for example because she belongs to the same race, religion, country, or profession. 0
- adjective sister You can use sister to describe something that is of the same type or is connected in some way to another thing you have mentioned. For example, if a company has a sister company, they are connected. 0
- noun sister a female person having the same parents as another person 0
- noun sister a female person who belongs to the same group, trade union, etc, as another or others 0
- noun sister a form of address to a woman or girl, used esp by Black people in the US 0
- noun sister a senior nurse 0
- noun sister a nun or a title given to a nun 0
- noun sister a woman fellow member of a Church or religious body 0
- noun sister belonging to the same class, fleet, etc, as another or others 0
- noun sister denoting any of the cells or cell components formed by division of a parent cell or cell component 0
- noun sister a woman or girl as she is related to the other children of her parents 0
- noun sister a woman or girl related to one by having a parent in common; half sister 0
- noun sister a stepsister 0
- noun sister a foster sister 0
- noun sister a close female friend who is like a sister 0
- noun sister a female fellow member of the same race, church, profession, organization, etc. 0
- noun sister a member of a female religious community, usually one with simple vows 0
- noun sister something associated with another of the same kind, model, etc. 0
- noun sister a nurse, esp. a head nurse 0
- noun sister any woman 0
- adjective sister related or seeming to be related as sisters 0