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English noun: sister | |||
| 1. | sister (person) a female person who has the same parents as another person | ||
| Samples | My sister married a musician. | ||
| Synonyms | sis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | female sibling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | big sister, half sister, half-sister, little sister, stepsister | ||
| Antonyms | blood brother, brother | ||
| 2. | Sister (person) (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address) | ||
| Samples | The Sisters taught her to love God. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nun | ||
| Member meronym | sisterhood | ||
| Domain category | Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church | ||
| 3. | sister (person) a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group | ||
| Samples | None of her sisters would betray her. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fellow member, member | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Beguine | ||
| Member meronym | sorority | ||
| 4. | sister (person) (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women | ||
| Synonyms | babe, baby | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
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