sister

sis|ter [ `sıstər ] noun count ***

▸ 1 daughter of your parents

▸ 2 nun

▸ 3 woman friend

▸ 4 connected organization

▸ 5 woman loyalty is felt to

▸ 6 nurse in charge of ward

1. ) a daughter of your parents. A son of your parents is called your brother:

He has two brothers and two sisters.

big/little sister (=an older or younger sister): She has to babysit for her little sister tonight.

=> HALF SISTER, STEPSISTER

2. ) a NUN (=a woman who is a member of a religious community)

a ) Sister used in front of the first name of a NUN, when talking to her or about her:

Sister Mary

3. ) used by African American women for talking to or referring to other African American women

4. ) only before noun an organization or group that has close connections with another similar organization or group

5. ) used by women for referring to a woman they have strong feelings of loyalty and friendship towards:

support for our sisters in the military

6. ) BRITISH a female nurse in charge of a hospital WARD (=a room for people who are sick in a hospital):

the day/night sister

a ) Sister BRITISH used for talking to a sister in a hospital:

My leg is still hurting me, Sister.