Definitions for sister
ˈsɪs tərsis·ter

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. sister, sisnoun

   a female person who has the same parents as another person

   "my sister married a musician"

2. Sisternoun

   (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address)

   "the Sisters taught her to love God"

3. sisternoun

   a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group

   "none of her sisters would betray her"

4. baby, babe, sisternoun

   (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sisternoun

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

   My sister is always driving me crazy.

   Etymology: From sister, suster, partly from systir and partly from swustor, sweostor; both from swestēr, from swésōr. Cognate with sister, syster, suster, zuster, Schwester, syster, systir, , soror, сестра, sesuo, Albanian vajzë, .

2. sisternoun

   a female member of a religious community; a nun.

   Please welcome Sister Smith as she moves from her former congregation to her new congregation.

   Etymology: From sister, suster, partly from systir and partly from swustor, sweostor; both from swestēr, from swésōr. Cognate with sister, syster, suster, zuster, Schwester, syster, systir, , soror, сестра, sesuo, Albanian vajzë, .

3. sisternoun

   a senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.

   Native American leader Chief Seattle urged ecological responsibility, referring to Brother Eagle and Sister Sky in his purported 1854 speech.

   Etymology: From sister, suster, partly from systir and partly from swustor, sweostor; both from swestēr, from swésōr. Cognate with sister, syster, suster, zuster, Schwester, syster, systir, , soror, сестра, sesuo, Albanian vajzë, .

4. sisternoun

   any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.

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

   Etymology: From sister, suster, partly from systir and partly from swustor, sweostor; both from swestēr, from swésōr. Cognate with sister, syster, suster, zuster, Schwester, syster, systir, , soror, сестра, sesuo, Albanian vajzë, .

5. sisternoun

   a black woman

   Etymology: From sister, suster, partly from systir and partly from swustor, sweostor; both from swestēr, from swésōr. Cognate with sister, syster, suster, zuster, Schwester, syster, systir, , soror, сестра, sesuo, Albanian vajzë, .

6. sisternoun

   a form of address to a woman

   Etymology: From sister, suster, partly from systir and partly from swustor, sweostor; both from swestēr, from swésōr. Cognate with sister, syster, suster, zuster, Schwester, syster, systir, , soror, сестра, sesuo, Albanian vajzë, .

7. sisternoun

   a woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.

   Etymology: From sister, suster, partly from systir and partly from swustor, sweostor; both from swestēr, from swésōr. Cognate with sister, syster, suster, zuster, Schwester, syster, systir, , soror, сестра, sesuo, Albanian vajzë, .

8. sisternoun

   Of or relating to an entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierachical relationship with another.

   sister publication, sister city, sister projects

   Etymology: From sister, suster, partly from systir and partly from swustor, sweostor; both from swestēr, from swésōr. Cognate with sister, syster, suster, zuster, Schwester, syster, systir, , soror, сестра, sesuo, Albanian vajzë, .

9. sisternoun

   In the same class.

   sister ships, sister facility

   Etymology: From sister, suster, partly from systir and partly from swustor, sweostor; both from swestēr, from swésōr. Cognate with sister, syster, suster, zuster, Schwester, syster, systir, , soror, сестра, sesuo, Albanian vajzë, .

10. sisterverb

    To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.

    I'm trying to correct my sagging floor by sistering the joists.

    Etymology: From sister, suster, partly from systir and partly from swustor, sweostor; both from swestēr, from swésōr. Cognate with sister, syster, suster, zuster, Schwester, syster, systir, , soror, сестра, sesuo, Albanian vajzë, .

11. Sisternoun

    Title of respect for an adult female member of a religious or fraternal order.

    My sister is always driving me crazy.

    Etymology: From sister, suster, partly from systir and partly from swustor, sweostor; both from swestēr, from swésōr. Cognate with sister, syster, suster, zuster, Schwester, syster, systir, , soror, сестра, sesuo, Albanian vajzë, .

12. Sisternoun

    Formal title for any female member of a religious or fraternal organization. (Compare Miss.)

    Please welcome Sister Smith as she moves from her former congregation to her new congregation.

    Etymology: From sister, suster, partly from systir and partly from swustor, sweostor; both from swestēr, from swésōr. Cognate with sister, syster, suster, zuster, Schwester, syster, systir, , soror, сестра, sesuo, Albanian vajzë, .

13. Sisternoun

    An informal title used as part of another moniker:

    Native American leader Chief Seattle urged ecological responsibility, referring to Brother Eagle and Sister Sky in his purported 1854 speech.

    Etymology: From sister, suster, partly from systir and partly from swustor, sweostor; both from swestēr, from swésōr. Cognate with sister, syster, suster, zuster, Schwester, syster, systir, , soror, сестра, sesuo, Albanian vajzë, .

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sisternoun

   a female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother

   Etymology: [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster, from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries. sweester, suster, LG. sster, suster, D. zuster, OS. & OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan. sster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses, Russ. sestra, Pol. siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. 298. Cf. Cousin.]

2. Sisternoun

   a woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community

   Etymology: [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster, from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries. sweester, suster, LG. sster, suster, D. zuster, OS. & OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan. sster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses, Russ. sestra, Pol. siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. 298. Cf. Cousin.]

3. Sisternoun

   one of the same kind, or of the same condition; -- generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits

   Etymology: [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster, from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries. sweester, suster, LG. sster, suster, D. zuster, OS. & OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan. sster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses, Russ. sestra, Pol. siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. 298. Cf. Cousin.]

4. Sisterverb

   to be sister to; to resemble closely

   Etymology: [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster, from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries. sweester, suster, LG. sster, suster, D. zuster, OS. & OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan. sster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses, Russ. sestra, Pol. siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. 298. Cf. Cousin.]

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1. Sister

   Sister is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released in June 1987, through record label SST. The album furthers the band's move away from no wave towards more traditional song structures, while maintaining an aggressively experimental approach. The album was re-issued in 2011 on 180gram purple-marble vinyl. Like their previous records, Sister wasn't very successful at the time but later on in their career it has been heavily praised by critics, Slant Magazine called it "the last great punk album of the Reagan era, and the first great pop album to emerge from the American underground" listing the album at number seventy-two in its list of the best albums of the 1980s. and Pitchfork Media listed Sister as the fourteenth best album of the 1980s.

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1. sister

   (noun) Woman of the same group; friend; female sibling.

Matched Categories

1. • Roman Catholic
   • Member
   • Nun

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sister' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1442

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sister' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1197

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sister' in Nouns Frequency: #476

Anagrams for sister »

1. resist, resits, risest

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   Australian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sister in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sister in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sister in a Sentence

1. Kristen Hewitt:

   After they had their baby, my sister in-law said to us, we're up next. Literally the following weekend, I took a pregnancy test, and it was positive.

2. Ana Maria Escobar:

   This is the worst thing that has happened to us, so far only my sister-in-law has been found.

3. Bronte Law:

   My parents are working non-stop and it's just me and my sister at my house, we're trying to do our best to not leave the house at all.

4. Min Woo Lee:

   It was nice of her to come on...my sister and I winning the same tournament, it's pretty special. I've got bragging rights now, so it's even better.

5. Coy Wire:

   It was a team, it was a family, my brother and sister were helping out too. We were all in this together.

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