Définitions
1.NounA daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling."My sister is always driving me crazy."
2.NounA female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; a nun."Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent."
3.NounAny butterfly in the genus Adelpha, so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns.
4.NounA senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.
5.NounAny woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through the same biological sex, gender or common membership in a community, race, profession, religion, organization, or ism."Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister."
6.NounA black woman.
7.NounA form of address to a woman."What’s up, sister?"
8.NounA female fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc."Thank you, sister. I would like to thank the sister who just spoke."
9.NounAn entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another."sister publication; sister city; sister projects"
10.NounA node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.
11.NounSomething in the same class."sister ships; sister facility"
12.NounOne of two tornados that form in close proximity at the same time or in quick succession.
13.VerbTo strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it."I’m trying to correct my sagging floor by sistering the joists."
14.VerbTo be sister to; to resemble closely.