hermanas
Spanish for sisters
Hermanas is Spanish for sisters.
In English contexts, it often appears in names of organizations, especially Catholic institutions founded by nuns: Las Hermanas de la Caridad.
It may also signal solidarity among Latina women, parallel to how "sisters" functions in feminist or African American communities: My hermanas and I are organizing a protest.
State of proximity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- connectionA joining or relation
- trustConfidence in another
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
support · empathy · understanding · affection · sharing · togetherness · solidarity · camaraderie
Fellow offspring
- relativesThose connected by blood
- kinfolkFamily members collectively
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- lineageDescent from progenitors
household · bloodline · ancestry · heritage · descendants · parentage · genealogy · tribe
Adult female state
- girlhoodFemale youth period
- daughtersFemale offspring, plural
- sisterhoodBond among women
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
nurturing · grace · beauty · elegance · feminism · maternity · gentleness · solidarity
closeness
State of proximity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- connectionA joining or relation
- trustConfidence in another
loyalty · support · empathy · understanding · affection · sharing · togetherness · solidarity · camaraderie · friendship
siblings
Fellow offspring
- relativesThose connected by blood
- kinfolkFamily members collectively
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
lineage · household · bloodline · ancestry · heritage · descendants · parentage · genealogy · tribe · consanguinity
womanhood
Adult female state
- girlhoodFemale youth period
- daughtersFemale offspring, plural
- sisterhoodBond among women
empowerment · nurturing · grace · beauty · elegance · feminism · maternity · gentleness · solidarity · braiding hair
nuns
Female religious monastics
- conventReligious sisters' dwelling
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
cloister · habit · vows · devotion · piety · sisterhood · congregation · novice · monastic · religious community