half sister
See also: halfsister and half-sister
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English halfesister, half-suster, half sister, equivalent to half- + sister. Compare Dutch halfzus, halfzuster (“half-sister”), German Halbschwester (“half-sister”), Swedish halvsyster (“half-sister”), Icelandic hálfsystir (“half-sister”).
Noun
half sister (plural half sisters)
- A female sibling sharing a single parent.
- Hypernym: half sibling
- (horse racing) A female half sibling (same dam, different sires).
Derived terms
Translations
a female half sibling
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daughter of the same father but a different mother
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daughter of the same mother but a different father
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