ˈhalf-sister
11half-sister — Half brothers or sisters share only one parent. The relationship is rarely alluded to vocatively, but a young man in Absolute Beginners, by Colin MacInnes, makes use of ‘half brother’, to his step brother as it happens. The latter relationship …
12half sister — sister (def. 2). [1150 1200; ME] * * * …
13half-sister — sister related through one parent only …
14half sister — half′ sis ter n. ant a female sibling related through one parent only …
15half sister-in-law — noun a) The half sister of ones spouse. b) The wife of ones half brother. Ant: half brother in law …
16half sister — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sibling, kin, stepsister, sister by one parent; see sister , relative …
17half sister — noun Date: 13th century a sister related through one parent only …
18half-sister — noun (C) a sister who is the daughter of only one of your parents …
19ˈhalf ˌsister — noun [C] a sister who has either the same mother or the same father as you have …
20half-sister — /ˈhaf sɪstə / (say hahf sistuh) noun a sister by one parent only …