■ noun
1》 a woman or girl in relation to other daughters and sons of her parents.
2》 a female friend or associate.
↘a fellow woman.
↘ N. Amer. a fellow black woman.
3》 a member of a religious order of women.
4》 (often Sister ) Brit. a senior female nurse.
5》 [as modifier ] denoting an organization or a place which bears a relationship to another of common origin or allegiance.
Derivatives
~liness noun
~ly adjective
Origin
OE, of Gmc origin.