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half_sister

half sister

See also: halfsister and half-sister

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Noun

half sister ‎(plural half sisters)

  1. The daughter of one's mother who has a different father, maternal half sister, uterine sister
  2. The daughter of one's father who has a different mother, paternal half sister.

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From Middle English half-süster, equivalent to half- +‎ sister. Compare Dutch halfzus, halfzuster ‎(“half-sister”), German Halbschwester ‎(“half-sister”), Swedish halvsyster ‎(“half-sister”), Icelandic hálfsystir ‎(“half-sister”).

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