English - English - sister

Pronunciation
n. female sibling; nun, female member of a religious order; head nurse, chief nurse (British); close female friend; fellow woman; female advocate of feminism; fellow black woman (African-American)
adj. related by sisterhood; closely related, associated

English - Spanish - sister

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s. hermana; monja, religiosa, sor; enfermera jefe
adj. hermana, gemela

English - French - sister

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n. soeur, personne féminine née de mêmes parents; religieuse, nonne, membre féminine d'un ordre religieux; infirmière chef (Britannique); petite amie, amie intime, femme partisante du féminisme; petite amie noire (Africo-américain)
adj. lié par la sororité, relié intimement, associé, conjoint, lié

English - German - sister

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n. Schwester; Krankenschwester (Anrede), Ordensschwester (Anrede); Schwester (als Ausdruck von Gemeinsamkeit)
adj. geschwisterlich

English - Indonesian - sister

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n. saudara perempuan, saudara, ipar perempuan, suster
a. bersanak saudara

English - Italian - sister

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s. sorella; (Rel) suora, monaca; infermiera caposala
agg. gemella

English - Polish - sister

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n. siostra, siostra zakonna, siostrzyca
a. bliźniaczy

English - Portuguese - sister

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s. irmã; freira
adj. irmã, gêmea

English - Romanian - sister

Pronunciation
n. infirmieră, surată, soră

English - Russian - sister

Pronunciation
с. сестра; старшая медицинская сестра; монахиня; член религиозной общины; сестренка; девушка
прил. сестринский, родственный; парный; материально и организационно связанный

English - Turkish - sister

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i. kardeş, kızkardeş, abla, hemşire, hastabakıcı, rahibe

English - Ukrainian - sister

Pronunciation
n. сестра, черниця

English - Dutch - sister

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zn. zus, zuster
bn. zuster; tweelingzuster

English - Greek - sister

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ουσ. αδελφή, αδερφή, νοσοκόμα, καλόγρια

English - Arabic - sister

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‏أخت، راهبة، الشقيقة، ممرضة، إمرأة، سيدة، انسة‏
‏شقيقة‏

English - ChineseS - sister

Pronunciation
(名) 姐妹; 挚友; 姐姐, 妹妹; 好友
(形) 姐妹关系的; 如同姐妹的

English - ChineseT - sister

Pronunciation
(名) 姐妹; 摯友; 姐姐, 妹妹; 好友
(形) 姊妹關係的; 如同姊妹的

English - Hindi - sister

Pronunciation
n. बहिन, बहन, नर्स, उपचारिका, परिचारिका, मठवासिनी, धर्मभगिनी

English - Japanese - sister

Pronunciation
(形) 姉妹の
(名) 姉; 親友; 修道女; 会員仲間

English - Korean - sister

Pronunciation
명. 여자 자매; 수녀; 수간호사(영국); 아주 가까운 여자 친구; 여자 동료; 여권신장주의 옹호자; 여자 흑인 친구
형. 자매의; 매우 가까운 사이의

English - Vietnamese - sister

Pronunciation
n. chị

Definition of sister

Pronunciation
Noun
1. A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
My sister is always driving me crazy.
2. A female member of a religious community; a nun.
Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent.
3. A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.
4. 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.
6. A form of address to a woman.
7. A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.
8. Of or relating to an entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierachical relationship with another.
Sister publication, sister city, sister projects
9. In the same class.
Sister ships, sister facility
Verb
10. To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.
I’m trying to correct my sagging floor by sistering the joists.
11. To be sister to; to resemble closely.
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