Sister

  1. Noun.  Title of respect for an adult female member of a religious or fraternal order.
  2. Noun.  Formal title for any female member of a religious or fraternal organization. (''Compare Miss.)''.
  3. Noun.  An informal title used as part of another moniker:.
  4. Noun.  a daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
  5. Noun.  a female member of a religious community; a nun.
  6. Noun.  (British) a senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.
  7. Noun.  any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.
  8. Noun.  (slang) a black woman.
  9. Noun.  (informal) a form of address to a woman.
  10. Noun.  a woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.
  11. Noun.  (context, attributively) Of or relating to an entity that has a special or affectionate relationship with another.
  12. Verb.  (transitive, construction) To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.

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