co-sister

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co-sister

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From co- + sister. The second meaning was influenced by a Dravidian substrate.

noun co-sisters

  1. colleague ("sister" in the same craft, occupation, or society) At the death of the co-sisters of the Guild, every co-brother of the Guild to be present
  2. India One's spouse's sibling's wife. During this time I came to know about tubectomy from my co-sister and also from the female health worker. This time both my husband and father-in-law refused [me the surgery] on the ground that I was the eldest daughter-in-law and a responsible person for the whole family.

Similar: co-sister-in-law

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Similar: co-sister-in-law

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@misc{co_sister_2026,
  title = {co-sister},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/co-sister},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}