half sister

See also: halfsister and half-sister

English

Alternative forms

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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