sister
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Synonyms: mister, lister, bister, sinter, sitter, dister, fister, kister, sifter, wister, siser
Antonyms: mister, lister, bister, sinter, sitter, dister, fister, kister, sifter, wister, siser
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q595094}}A [[daughter]] of the same parents as another person; a female [[sibling]].
- A female member of a [[religious order]]; especially one devoted to more active [[service]]; {{lb|en|informally}} a [[nun]].
- Any butterfly in the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Adelpha|genus}}, so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black [[habit]] traditionally worn by [[nun]]s.
- {{lb|en|British}} A senior or supervisory [[nurse]], often in a hospital.
- 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]].
- {{lb|en|AAVE|slang|sometimes|capitalized}} A [[black woman#Noun|black woman]].
- {{lb|en|informal}} {{n-g|A form of address to a woman.}}
- A female fellow member of a [[religious]] community, [[church]], trades union etc.
- {{lb|en|attributively}} An entity that has a special or [[affectionate]], non-hierarchical relationship with another.
- {{lb|en|comptheory}} A [[node]] in a [[data structure]] that shares its [[parent]] with another node.
- {{lb|en|usually|attributively}} Something in the same class.
- One of two [[tornado]]s that form in close [[proximity]] at the same time or in quick [[succession]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive|construction}} To [[strengthen]] (a supporting [[beam]]) by fastening a second beam alongside it.
- {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To be [[#Noun|sister]] to; to resemble closely.
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