- (v.t.) To be sister to; to resemble closely.
- (n.) A woman who is closely allied to or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order or community.
- (n.) A female who has the same parents with another person or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother.
- (n.) One of the same kind or of the same condition; -- generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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