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sister | brothers |

As nouns the difference between sister and brothers

is that sister is a daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling while brothers is plural of lang=en.

As a verb sister

is to strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.

sister

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
    • My sister is always driving me crazy.
  • A female member of a religious community; a nun.
    • Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent.
  • (British) A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.
  • Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.
    • Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister .
  • * 1985 , (Eurythmics) and (Aretha Franklin), Who’s Zoomin' Who? :
    • [song title] Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves
  • (slang) A black woman.
  • (informal) A form of address to a woman.
  • * What’s up, sister ?
  • A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.
  • * Thank you, sister'''. I would like to thank the '''sister who just spoke.
  • (attributively) Of or relating to an entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierachical relationship with another.
    • sister''' publication, '''''sister''' city'', '''''sister projects
  • (usually, attributively) In the same class.
    • sister''' ships'', '''''sister facility

    Synonyms

    * (woman or girl with the same parents) (slang) sis * (member of religious community) nun, sistren * (supervisory nurse) charge nurse * darling, dear, love, (US) lady, miss, (northern UK) pet * affiliate, affiliated

    Antonyms

    * (with regards to gender) brother

    Hypernyms

    * (daughter of common parents) sibling

    Derived terms

    * big sister * half-sister * kid sister * little sister * sis * sissy * sister city * sisterhood * sister-in-law * sisterly * sister ship * stepsister * weak sister

    Related terms

    * sororal * sistren and nun * brethren or brother * friar and frater or father

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (construction) To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.
    • I’m trying to correct my sagging floor by sistering the joists.
  • (obsolete) To be sister to; to resemble closely.
    • (Shakespeare)

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    brothers

    English

    Noun

    (head) (p)
  • male siblings
  • males of negro descent, or supporters of equal rights
  • persons, particularly males, connected by a common cause or situation
    • "The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers''', as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny."'' — Martin Luther King Jr. (' 1963 )

    See also

    * brethren