Definizione monolingua

sister

sister (third-person singular simple present sisters, present participle sistering, simple past and past participle sistered)

1. (transitive, 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.

sister (plural sisters or (archaic) sistren)

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. (UK) 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.

   • 1985, Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin, Who’s Zoomin Who?:

     [song title] Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves

5. (slang) a black woman
6. (informal) a form of address to a woman
   • What’s up, sister?
7. 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.
8. (attributive) Of or relating to an entity that has a special or affectionate relationship with another

   sister publication

   sister city

   sister project

Definizione dizionario sister

	sorella
	a nun; a female member of a religious community
	woman or girl having the same parents
	A female person who has the same parents as another person.

	suora
	a nun; a female member of a religious community

monaca

cognata

fratello

infermiera

Altri significati:

A fellow sorority member.

A female ascetic who chooses to live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent.

a daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.

(informal) a form of address to a woman

An African-American female.

a female member of a religious community; a nun.

black woman

(slang) a black woman

(transitive, construction) To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.

(UK) a senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.

senior nurse

any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt

(attributive) Of or relating to an entity that has a special or affectionate relationship with another