Sister — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a female person who has the same parents as another person

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪstɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪstə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪstə/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɪstɚ/.

Examples

my sister married a musician
the Sisters taught her to love God
none of her sisters would betray her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

baby babe sis

Antonyms

brother

Parts of Speech

noun	a female person who has the same parents as another person “my sister married a musician”
noun	(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address) “the Sisters taught her to love God”
noun	a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group “none of her sisters would betray her”
noun	(slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women

Word Forms

sisterly	adjective	like or characteristic of or befitting a sister
sisterhood	noun	the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwester

eine weibliche Person, die dieselben Eltern wie eine andere Person hat

🇫🇷French

sœur

une personne de sexe féminin qui a les mêmes parents qu'une autre personne

🇪🇸Spanish

hermana

una persona femenina que tiene los mismos padres que otra persona

🇮🇹Italian

sorella

una persona di sesso femminile che ha gli stessi genitori di un'altra persona

🇳🇱Dutch

zus

een vrouwelijk persoon die dezelfde ouders heeft als een andere persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

irmã

uma pessoa do sexo feminino que tem os mesmos pais que outra pessoa

🇷🇺Russian

сестра

женщина, у которой одни и те же родители, что и у другого человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहन

एक महिला जिसके माता-पिता किसी अन्य व्यक्ति के समान हों

🇧🇩Bengali

বোন

একজন মহিলা ব্যক্তি যার পিতামাতা অন্য ব্যক্তির মতো একই

🇮🇳Tamil

சகோதரி

மற்றொரு நபரைப் போலவே பெற்றோரைக் கொண்ட ஒரு பெண்

🇮🇳Telugu

సోదరి

మరొక వ్యక్తి వలె అదే తల్లిదండ్రులను కలిగి ఉన్న స్త్రీ వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

बहीण

एक स्त्री व्यक्ती ज्याचे पालक दुसऱ्या व्यक्तीसारखेच असतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહેન

એક સ્ત્રી વ્યક્તિ કે જેના માતાપિતા અન્ય વ્યક્તિ જેવા સમાન હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹೋದರಿ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯಂತೆ ಅದೇ ಪೋಷಕರನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹോദരി

മറ്റൊരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ അതേ മാതാപിതാക്കളുള്ള ഒരു സ്ത്രീ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੈਣ

ਇੱਕ ਔਰਤ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸਦੇ ਮਾਪੇ ਦੂਜੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہن

ایک خاتون شخص جس کے والدین ایک دوسرے شخص کے برابر ہوں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

姐姐

与另一个人有相同父母的女性

🇯🇵Japanese

妹

他人と同じ両親を持つ女性

🇰🇷Korean

자매

다른 사람과 같은 부모를 둔 여성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

em gái

một người phụ nữ có cùng cha mẹ với một người khác

🇹🇭Thai

น้องสาว

ผู้หญิงที่มีพ่อแม่เดียวกันกับบุคคลอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

saudari

orang perempuan yang mempunyai orang tua yang sama dengan orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

ate

isang babaeng may parehong magulang sa ibang tao

🇲🇾Malay

kakak

seorang perempuan yang mempunyai ibu bapa yang sama dengan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أخت

أنثى لديها نفس الوالدين مثل شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

خواهر

یک فرد مونث که دارای والدینی مشابه با شخص دیگری است

🇹🇷Turkish

kız kardeş

başka bir kişiyle aynı ebeveynlere sahip bir kadın kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָחוֹת

אישה שיש לה אותם הורים כמו אדם אחר

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The primary meaning of 'sister' is 'a female person who has the same parents as another person'.

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Using 'sister' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sister' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sister' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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