Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sister"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster,
from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries.
sweester, suster, LG. s["u]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. &
OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan.
s["o]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses?, Russ. sestra, Pol.
siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. Cf. {Cousin}.]
1. A female who has the same parents with another person, or
who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more
definitely called a half sister. The correlative of
brother.
I am the sister of one Claudio. --Shak.
2. A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with,
another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or
community. --James ii. 15.
3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; --
generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope.
{Sister Block} (Naut.), a tackle block having two sheaves,
one above the other.
{Sister hooks}, a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of
one forming a mousing for the other; -- called also {match
hook}.
{Sister of charity}, {Sister of mercy}. (R. C. Ch.) See under
{Charity}, and {Mercy}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sister \Sis"ter\, v. t.
To be sister to; to resemble closely. [Obs.] --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sister
adj : being associated as a companion or associate; "fellow
traveler"; "brother workers"; "sister ship" [syn: {fellow(a)},
{brother(a)}, {sister(a)}]
n 1: a female person who has the same parents as another person;
"my sister married a musician" [syn: {sis}] [ant: {brother}]
2: (Roman Catholic) a title given to a nun (and used as a form
of address); "the Sisters taught her to love God" [syn: {Sister}]
3: a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or
labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would
betray her"
4: (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive
young women [syn: {baby}]
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