half sister

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See also: halfsister and half-sister

English

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Etymology

From Middle English halfesister, half-suster, half sister, equivalent to half- +‎ sister. Compare Dutch halfzus, halfzuster (“half-sister”), German Halbschwester (“half-sister”), Swedish halvsyster (“half-sister”), Icelandic hálfsystir (“half-sister”).

Noun

half sister (plural half sisters)

  1. A female sibling sharing a single parent.
    Hypernym: half sibling
    Hyponym: uterine sister

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