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Word entry · 6 letters

sister

Best crossword clue

"Female family sibling"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted eirsstStarts with SEnds with R1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English suster, from Old English sweostor, from Proto-West Germanic *swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Used in a sentence

  • My sister is always driving me crazy.
  • Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent.
  • Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister.

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01Female family sibling6 letters

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