yenge

Phonetic: "/ˈsɪs.tə/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

Example: My sister is always driving me crazy.

Definition: A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.

Example: Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent.

Definition: Any butterfly in the genus Adelpha, so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns.

Definition: A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.

Definition: Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.

Example: Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister.

Definition: (sometimes capitalized) A black woman.

Definition: A form of address to a woman.

Example: What’s up, sister?

Definition: A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.

Example: Thank you, sister. I would like to thank the sister who just spoke.

Definition: An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another.

Example: sister city

Definition: A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.

Definition: (usually attributively) Something in the same class.

Example: sister facility

Phonetic: "/ˈsɪs.tə/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.

Example: I’m trying to correct my sagging floor by sistering the joists.

Definition: To be sister to; to resemble closely.