Kilo Lingo

sister

/ˈsɪstə/

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Translation

A girl or woman who has the same parents as you.

Word origin

From Old Norse systir, the word for a female child of the same parents.

Origin
Old Norse
Root
systir

Grammar

Gender
Pluralsisters

Examples

younger .

"Sister" means a girl with the same parents as you.

.

"Sister" here means the female child in the family.

three .

"Sisters" is the plural, meaning more than one sister.

A sister is a girl or woman who has the same parents as you. If you and another child have the same mother and father, and that child is a girl, she is your sister. You can have one sister, many sisters, or none.

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This word is part of lesson 8.