noun Download 🔗Share A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. Examples : "My sister is always driving me crazy." family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun. Examples : "Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent." religion person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any butterfly in the genus Adelpha, so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns. Examples : "The amateur butterfly collector excitedly pointed out a "sis" fluttering near the milkweed, noting its dark, nun-like wings. " animal insect nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital. Examples : ""Sis on Ward B is always calm and organized, even during emergencies." " medicine job person work service Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism. Examples : "Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister." human person group organization society culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (sometimes capitalized) A black woman. Examples : "My sister, a strong and talented sis, is studying to be a doctor. " culture race person human society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A form of address to a woman. Examples : "What’s up, sister?" family communication person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address. Examples : "Thank you, sister. I would like to thank the sister who just spoke." politics culture family person society organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another. Examples : "sister city" family person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node. Examples : "In the family tree data structure, "John" and "Mary" are sibs because they share the same parent node. " computing structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually attributively) Something in the same class. Examples : "sister facility" type group family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading