half-sisters
One parent shared
Half-sisters are sisters who share one biological parent but not both—typically the same father with different mothers, or the same mother with different fathers.
The relationship is distinguished from full sisters (who share both parents) and stepsisters (who share no biological parent).
My half-sister and I have the same dad but different moms.
Fellow offspring
- stepsiblingsStepparent's other children
- maternalOf or like mothers
- paternalOf or from father
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
lineage · biological · consanguinity · relatives · family tree · genealogy · ancestry · inheritance
Household joined by remarriage
- remarriageWedding after divorce/widowhood
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- stepmotherFather's spouse, not birth mother
- stepfatherMother's subsequent husband
stepsiblings · co-parenting · custody · household · family dynamics · second marriage · adjustment · integration
State of proximity
- companionshipState of having company
- connectionA joining or relation
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
friendship · support · understanding · rivalry · reconciliation · reunited · estranged · discovered
siblings
Fellow offspring
- stepsiblingsStepparent's other children
- maternalOf or like mothers
- paternalOf or from father
bloodline · lineage · biological · consanguinity · relatives · family tree · genealogy · ancestry · inheritance · DNA
stepfamily
Household joined by remarriage
- remarriageWedding after divorce/widowhood
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- stepmotherFather's spouse, not birth mother
stepfather · stepsiblings · co-parenting · custody · household · family dynamics · second marriage · adjustment · integration · stepparents
closeness
State of proximity
- companionshipState of having company
- connectionA joining or relation
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
affection · friendship · support · understanding · rivalry · reconciliation · reunited · estranged · discovered · long-lost
- sisters
- sisterhood themessibling bonds, caregiving, reconciliation, family dynamics, blended families
half, sister, sisters, sisterly, sisterhood, stepbrother, stepsister, half-sister, half-brother