sisterhood
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sisterhood
- /ˈsɪstə.hʊd/ UK
- /ˈsɪstɚˌhʊd/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English susterhede; equivalent to sister + -hood (with a modification in the suffix).
noun sisterhoods
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The state, or kinship of being sisters.
Similar: sistership
- The quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.
- A religious society of women. In contrast, she said, women join sisterhoods and do volunteer work for Jewish fundraising organizations that are run and dominated by men.
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The idea of universal experience amongst women, regardless of other traits or factors. (Considered obsolete in third-wave feminism.)
What does the rallying cry of sisterhood and the concept of feminism mean when last year, the majority of white, female voters chose whiteness as a political identity over womanhood?
Similar: womanhood
Translations
Every language
noun state of being sisters
| Português | sororidade |
|---|---|
| Français | sororité |
| Deutsch | Schwesterschaft |
| Русский | се́стринство séstrinstvo |
noun quality of being sisterly
| Português | sororidade |
|---|---|
| Français | sororité |
| Deutsch | Schwesterschaft |
noun religious society of women
| Deutsch | Schwesternschaft, Frauenorden |
|---|
noun feminism: the idea of universal experience amongst women
| Español | sororidad |
|---|---|
| Português | sororidade |
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title = {sisterhood},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sisterhood},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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