milk sister en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A female milk sibling.
In this shop, I always used to play hide-and-seek with Marie, my wet nurse's daughter, who in fact is my milk sister, […]
2007, Jenny Erpenbeck, The Book of Words (trans. Susan Bernofsky), New Directions (2007; original German novel published 2004), page 46
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| milk-sister | alternative | lexicographic | |
| milk sisters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
la conlactia (female milk sibling) · la collactea (female milk sibling) · ro soră de lapte (female milk sibling) · es hermana de leche (female milk sibling) · la collactia (female milk sibling) · ks دۄدٕ بیٚنہِ (female milk sibling) · la collactanea (female milk sibling) · fr sœur de lait (female milk sibling) · de Milchschwester (female milk sibling) · la conlactea (female milk sibling) · la conlacticia (female milk sibling) · la collacticia (female milk sibling)