sisterliness
Feminine familial affection
Sisterliness is the quality of being like a sister—warm, supportive, and familiarly affectionate.
It suggests the kind of care and solidarity associated with close female bonds, whether between actual siblings or women who treat each other as such: There was a sisterliness among the nurses that made the long shifts bearable.
State of being related
- closenessState of proximity
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- connectionA joining or relation
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
intimacy · fellowship · friendship · warmth · affinity · empathy · understanding · sympathy
Attending to dependents
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
tenderness · protectiveness · affectionate · patience · guidance · encouragement · comforting · loving
Wholeness through cohesion
- allianceFormal union of parties
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
teamwork · togetherness · mutual aid · esprit de corps · loyalty · partnership · shared purpose · backing
Fellow offspring
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- relativesThose connected by blood
kinfolk · family ties · twin · birth order · sibling bond · heredity · household · family resemblance
kinship
State of being related
- closenessState of proximity
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- connectionA joining or relation
rapport · intimacy · fellowship · friendship · warmth · affinity · empathy · understanding · sympathy · harmony
caregiving
Attending to dependents
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
kindness · tenderness · protectiveness · affectionate · patience · guidance · encouragement · comforting · loving · fostering
unity
Wholeness through cohesion
- allianceFormal union of parties
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
collaboration · teamwork · togetherness · mutual aid · esprit de corps · loyalty · partnership · shared purpose · backing · encouragement
siblings
Fellow offspring
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
relatives · kinfolk · family ties · twin · birth order · sibling bond · heredity · household · family resemblance · bloodline
sisterlinesshostility
Antagonistic disposition toward others
enmity · animosity · coldness · unfriendliness · antagonism
sisterlinessrivalry
Ongoing contest between opponents
sibling rivalry · competitiveness · antagonism · backstabbing · betrayal
sister, sisters, sisterly, sisterhood, sorority, sisterhoods, unsisterly