Sisters

Cascade Range town

Sisters are female siblings—girls or women who share at least one parent.

The term extends to women bound by close friendship, shared experience, or membership in an organization: sorority sisters, sisters in arms.

In religious contexts, a sister is a nun or female member of a religious order.

The word often implies solidarity among women: We have to support our sisters.

As direct address, sister can be familiar or confrontational depending on tone.

religious

nun

Hebrew alphabet's fourteenth

veil · Mother Superior · novice · abbess · cloister · order · vows · Catholic · contemplative · postulant

familial

brother

Male with shared parents

younger · kinship · rivalry · bond · triplets · stepsister · birth order · family · daughter · niece

solidarity

feminist

Gender equality proponent

  • sororityWomen's collegiate social organization
  • allySupportive partner
  • supportTo uphold or sustain

empowerment · women · bonding · collective · unity · kinship · girlfriend · bestie · tribe · squad

geographic

peaks

Highest points attained

formation · volcanic · Cascades · wilderness · hiking · landmark · Blue Mountains · Australia · Scotland · Ireland

cultural

Bronte

Victorian literary surname

Knowles · Lisbon · literary · fictional

Categories
Opposites
gender/sex of siblings

Sistersbrothers

Male children of same parents

brother · monks · friars · brethren · fathers

kinship vs. non-kinship

Sistersstrangers

People unknown to you

acquaintances · outsiders

relational role

Sistersbrothers

Male children of same parents

parents · daughters · mothers · aunts · nieces

Phrases
Family

sister, sisterly, sisterhood, sisterhoods, sisterliness

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G