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sister noun

  /ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)/ , /ˈsɪs.tɚ/
  • Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through the same biological sex, gender or common membership in a community, race, profession, religion, organization, or ism.
  • (AAVE, slang, sometimes, capitalized) A black woman.
  • (informal) A form of address to a woman.
 Schwester
  • A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.
 Schwester, Nonne
  • (British) A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.
 Schwester, Krankenschwester
  • (attributively) An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another.
 Partner-, Schwester-

sister verb

  /ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)/ , /ˈsɪs.tɚ/
  • (transitive, construction) To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.
 aufdoppeln, verstärken
sister-in-law
Schwägerin, Schwippschwägerin
half sister
Halbschwester
sister ship
Schwesterschiff
sister city
Partnerstadt
half-sister
Halbschwester
little sister
Geschwisterchen
older sister
große Schwester
younger sister
kleine Schwester
blood sister
Blutsschwester, leibliche Schwester
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