English Explanatory Dictionary

sister-german

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sister born of the same parents

Word forms

sister-german sisters-german

Etymology

From Middle English sister germain, equivalent to sister + german, after Anglo-Norman and Middle French suer germaine and its etymon Classical Latin germāna soror.

Synonyms

full-sister
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