sister from another mister en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪstɚ fɹəm əˈnʌðə ˈmɪstɚ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈsɪstə(ɹ)fɹəm əˈnʌðə(ɹ)ˈmɪstə(ɹ)/ (UK)
Etymology
By analogy with brother from another mother.
Meanings
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(informal) A very close female friend.
Ollie, my sister from another mister, would have shared her tiny bedroom with me in a heartbeat if I'd asked, but I'd never stoop to asking.
2017, Liz Reinhardt, chapter 1, in Rebels Like Us, Don Mills, Ont.: Seventeen Fiction, Harlequin Teen, →ISBN:If I've done my job, you'll know and love these characters—sisters from another mister, brothers from another mother.
2018, J. Kenner, “An Introduction to the Lexi Blake Crossover Collection”, in Justify Me (A Stark International/Masters & Mercenaries Novella), [s.n.]: Evil Eye Concepts, →ISBN:My deepest thanks to my sister, Pamela Wilson and to my brother from another mother, Richard Montgomery, and my sister from another mister, Muriel Funches.
2010, Vanessa D[iana] Gilmore, “Dedication”, in You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Tales from a Judicial Diva, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN:I'm the only child, no brothers, or sisters / Other than brothers from other mothers / Or the sisters from other misters
2020, Felice Mathieu, “The Man behind the Message”, in A Christian Marriage Guide: Preventing Arguments and Promoting Unity in the Christian Marriage, [s.n.]: Felice Mathieu:And this is our sister from another mister, the fabulous Best Lightburn, but you already know all about her and her work.
[2016], Nicole Blades, The Thunder beneath Us, New York, N.Y.: Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sisters from other misters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sisters from another mister | Number=Plur | lexicographic |