"Sister" meaning in All languages combined

See Sister on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Sisters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sister (plural Sisters)
  1. Title of respect for an adult female member of a religious order. Categories (topical): Titles
    Sense id: en-Sister-en-noun-grDTBMEn Disambiguation of Titles: 36 41 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 39 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 41 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 37 21
  2. Title of respect for an adult female member of a fraternal/sororal organization, or comrade in a movement, or even a stranger using fictive kin. Categories (topical): Titles Synonyms: Sis., Sr., Ss. Related terms: sister, sisterhood, Sisterhood, sistren, Sistren, Miss Coordinate_terms: brethren, Brethren, brother, Brother, brotherhood, Brotherhood, Father, Mother
    Sense id: en-Sister-en-noun-s-MjrBoE Disambiguation of Titles: 36 41 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 39 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 41 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 37 21
  3. A title used to personify or respectfully refer to concepts or animals. Categories (topical): Titles
    Sense id: en-Sister-en-noun-3ccdlN3t Disambiguation of Titles: 36 41 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 39 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 41 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 37 21

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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