sister : Idioms & Phrases

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big sister

  • noun an older sister
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bronte sisters

  • noun a 19th century family of three sisters who all wrote novels
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Foster brother, Foster sister

  • one who is, or has been, nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse as another, but is not of the same parentage.
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foster sister

  • noun your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents
    foster sister.
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foster-sister

  • noun your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents
    foster sister.
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Full brother ∨ sister

  • a brother or sister having the same parents as another.
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half sister

  • noun a sister who has only one parent in common with you
    stepsister; half sister.
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half-sister

  • noun a sister who has only one parent in common with you
    stepsister; half sister.
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Half"-sis`ter noun
Definitions
  1. A sister by one parent only.
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little sister

  • noun a younger sister
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Sister Block

  • (Naut.), a tackle block having two sheaves, one above the other.
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Sister hooks

  • a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of one forming a mousing for the other; called also match hook.
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Sister of charity, Sister of mercy

  • . (R. C. Ch.) See under Charity, and Mercy.
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sister ship

  • noun a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time
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sister-in-law

  • noun the sister of your spouse
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Sis"ter-in-law` noun
Wordforms
plural Sisters-in-law()
Definitions
  1. The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's brother; sometimes, the wife of one's husband's or wife's brother.
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sob sister

  • noun a journalist who specializes in sentimental stories
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weird sister

  • noun (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae
    Norn; weird sister.
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Weird sisters

  • noun (Norse mythology) any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae
    Norn; weird sister.
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  • the Fates. Scot.
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