sister
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
If a girl or woman has the same parents as you, she is your sister.
My older sister lent me her camera for the whole trip.
Both sisters studied medicine, but at completely different universities.
He argues with his little sister about the television remote.
Common collocations: older sister · younger sister · little sister · twin sister · half-sister · brothers and sisters
Part of: Family, Relationships
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B2
A woman who has promised to give her life to God and who lives together with other such women.
The sisters at the convent grow vegetables and bake their own bread.
A sister greeted us quietly and led us into the chapel.
She left her teaching job and became a sister at thirty.
Common collocations: become a sister · a sister of the order · the sisters at the convent
Part of: Jobs, Relationships