transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsis-tər ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English suster, sister, partly from Old English sweostor and partly from Old Norse systir sister; akin to Latin soror sister, Sanskrit svasṛ
Date: before 12th century
1. : a female who has one or both parents in common with another
2. often capitalized
a. : a member of a women's religious order (as of nuns or deaconesses) ; especially : one of a Roman Catholic congregation under simple vows
b. : a girl or woman who is a member of a Christian church
3.
a. : a girl or woman regarded as a comrade
b. : a girl or woman who shares with another a common national or racial origin ; especially : a black girl or woman
4. : one that is closely similar to or associated with another
sister schools
sister cities
5. chiefly British : nurse
6.
a. : girl , woman
b. : person — usually used in the phrase weak sister
7. : a member of a sorority