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Sister vs Sisters - What's the difference?

sister | sisters |

As nouns the difference between sister and sisters

is that sister is a daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling while sisters 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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    sisters

    English

    Noun

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    • See also

    * sistren

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