sister

ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)

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#1·4h ago

A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

My sister is always driving me crazy.

Origin: . Cognate with , sister, , sister, , , , and , , , , , , , , . In standard English, the form with i is due to contamination with . The plural sistren is from , a variant plural of sister, suster; compare brethren. The sense for "-genus butterfly" is a , itself from. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·4h ago

A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.

Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent.

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#3·4h ago

Any butterfly in the genus , so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns.

Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister.

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