sister-german

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sister-german

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From Middle English sister germain, equivalent to sister + german, after Anglo-Norman and Middle French suer germaine and its etymon Classical Latin germāna soror.

noun sisters-german · sister german

  1. archaic A sister born of the same parents

    Similar: full-sister

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noun sister by birth

Françaissœur germaine
Ελληνικάαυταδέλφη aftadélfi

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@misc{sister_german_2026,
  title = {sister-german},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sister-german},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}