"sistergirl" meaning in English

See sistergirl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sistergirl.wav Forms: sistergirls [plural]
Etymology: From sister + girl. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sister|girl}} sister + girl Head templates: {{en-noun}} sistergirl (plural sistergirls)
  1. (African-American Vernacular) Sister, girlfriend (as a familiar term of address between women). Categories (topical): Female people, Gender, Transgender Translations (informal term of address for a female): mijita [feminine] (Spanish), nenita [Argentina, feminine] (Spanish), flaquita [Chile, feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sistergirl-en-noun-Vcbba8BS Disambiguation of Female people: 79 21 Disambiguation of Gender: 72 28 Disambiguation of Transgender: 60 40 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'informal term of address for a female': 68 32
  2. (Australian Aboriginal) A member of a traditional gender role in Australian Aboriginal cultures, resembling trans women. Coordinate_terms (Aboriginal gender role): brotherboy
    Sense id: en-sistergirl-en-noun-Zl3FrVPR Categories (other): Australian Aboriginal English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'Aboriginal gender role': 23 77

Inflected forms

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