half sister en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
- A female sibling sharing a single parent.
- A female half sibling (same dam, different sires).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| halfsister | alternative | lexicographic | |
| half sisters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| half-sister | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Translations (67)
is hálfsystir (a female half sibling) · nn halvsøster (a female half sibling) · kw hanter-hwor (a female half sibling) · de Halbschwester (a female half sibling) · yue 同父异母 (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · nan-hbl 同父異母 /同父异母 (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · ka ნახევარდა (a female half sibling) · fi siskopuoli (a female half sibling) · hi सौतेली बहन (a female half sibling) · nl halfzus (a female half sibling) · eo duonfratino (a female half sibling) · ast hermanastra (a female half sibling) · la soror agnata (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · it mezza sorella (a female half sibling) · bg полусестра (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · sv halvsyster (a female half sibling) · ur سوتیلی بہن (a female half sibling) · la soror consanguineus (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · fr demi-sœur (a female half sibling) · sv halvsyrra (a female half sibling) · lt įseserė (a female half sibling) · hu féltestvér (a female half sibling) · pt meia-irmã (a female half sibling) · br hanterc'hoar (a female half sibling) · la agnata (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · ast mediohermana (a female half sibling) · es media hermana (a female half sibling) · gl media irmá (a female half sibling) · ga leathdheirfiúr (a female half sibling) · cmn 同父異母 /同父异母 (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · el ετεροθαλής αδελφή (a female half sibling) · sh по̏лусестра (a female half sibling) · nl halfzuster (a female half sibling) · fi sisarpuoli (a female half sibling) · bg полусестра (daughter of the same mother but a different father) · ja 畑違い (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · gv lhiass-huyr (a female half sibling) · vi cùng cha khác mẹ (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · nan-hbl 同父异母 (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · gd leth-phiuthar (a female half sibling) · la uterina soror (daughter of the same mother but a different father) · hsn 共爺隔娘 /共爷隔娘 (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · ja 腹違い (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · ja 異母 (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · hsn 共爷隔娘 (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · gv lieh-huyr (a female half sibling) · it sorellastra (a female half sibling) · la uterina (daughter of the same mother but a different father) · mk полусестра (a female half sibling) · ru единокровная сестра (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · ja 異腹 (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · yue 同父異母 /同父异母 (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · pl siostra przyrodnia (a female half sibling) · cy hanner chwaer (a female half sibling) · cmn 同父异母 (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · la semisoror (a female half sibling) · bg полусестра (a female half sibling) · ga leasdeirfiúr (a female half sibling) · nb halvsøster (a female half sibling) · nan-hbl 仝爸各母 (daughter of the same father but a different mother) · sh pȍlusestra (a female half sibling) · ro soră vitregă (a female half sibling) · ceb hablos (a female half sibling) · ca germanastra (a female half sibling) · da halvsøster (a female half sibling) · es hermanastra (a female half sibling) · nrf d'mié-soeu (a female half sibling)