half sister
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half sister
- /ˈhæf sɪstɚ/ US
Where it comes from
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 sisters · half-sister · halfsister
- A female sibling sharing a single parent.
- A female half sibling (same dam, different sires).
Translations
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noun a female half sibling
| Español | media hermana, hermanastra |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सौतेली बहन sautelī bahan |
| Português | meia-irmã |
| Français | demi-sœur |
| Deutsch | Halbschwester |
| Italiano | sorellastra, mezza sorella |
| Ελληνικά | ετεροθαλής αδελφή eterothalís adelfí |
| Română | soră vitregă |
noun daughter of the same father but a different mother
| 日本語 | 腹違い harachigai, 畑違い hatakechigai, 異腹, 異母 ibo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 同父異母 /同父异母 tóngfù yìmǔ, 同父异母 tóngfùyìmǔ |
| Русский | единокровная сестра jedinokrovnaja sestra |
| Tiếng Việt | cùng cha khác mẹ |
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