ˈhalf-sister

  • 51half brother-in-law — noun a) The half brother of ones spouse. b) The husband of ones half sister. Ant: half sister in law …

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  • 52sister — sis|ter [ sıstər ] noun count *** ▸ 1 daughter of your parents ▸ 2 nun ▸ 3 woman friend ▸ 4 connected organization ▸ 5 woman loyalty is felt to ▸ 6 nurse in charge of ward 1. ) a daughter of your parents. A son of your parents is called your… …

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  • 53sister — /ˈsɪstə / (say sistuh) noun 1. a daughter of the same parents (full sister or sister german). 2. a daughter of only one of one s parents (half sister). 3. a female member of one s family in a similar role to a sister, but not blood related, such… …

  • 54sister — sisterless, adj. sisterlike, adj. /sis teuhr/, n. 1. a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling. 2. Also called half sister. a female offspring having only one parent in common with another offspring.… …

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  • 55sister — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. kinswoman; nun, sister of mercy, religieuse; associate, soror, fellow; nurse; counterpart. See clergy, similarity, relation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A female relative having the same parents] Syn.… …

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  • 56sister — sis•ter [[t]ˈsɪs tər[/t]] n. 1) cvb ant a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling 2) cvb ant half sister 3) cvb ant stepsister 4) a sister in law 5) cvb a woman or girl numbered in the same kinship… …

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  • 57sister — A woman who has the same father and mother with another, or has one of them only. In the first case, she is called sister, simply; in the second, half sister. The word is the correlative of brother. @ sister corporation Two corporations having… …

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  • 58sister-german — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun (plural sisters german) Etymology: Middle English sister germain, participle translation of Middle French sœur germaine, from sœur sister + germaine, feminine of germain having the same parents more at german : a sister… …

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  • 59half niece — noun Daughter of ones half brother or half sister. Ant: half nephew, half aunt, half uncle …

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  • 60half nephew — noun Son of ones half brother or half sister. Ant: half niece, half aunt, half uncle …

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