English Explanatory Dictionary

co-sister

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

colleague ("sister" in the same craft, occupation, or society)
One's spouse's sibling's wife.

Word forms

co-sister co-sisters

Etymology

From co- + sister. The second meaning was influenced by a Dravidian substrate.

Synonyms

co-sister-in-law

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