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sistergirl en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From sister + girl.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:African-American Vernacular) Sister, girlfriend (as a familiar term of address between women).
   • "We are all so proud of you, sistergirl! Couldn't you tell at graduation?" 2003, Shonell Bacon, Draw Me with Your Love:
   • Dianne, where would I be without my sistergirl support group? 2004, Janette McCarthy Louard, Portrait of Deception:
2. (qualifier:Australian Aboriginal) A member of a traditional gender role in Australian Aboriginal cultures, resembling trans women.
   • Importantly, while Brown does not paint an idealised image of the inclusion of sistergirls within Indigenous cultures, she nonetheless emphasises the negative effects of colonisation upon sistergirls, […] 2012, Damien W. Riggs, “Talking About 'Diverse Genders and Sexualities' Means Talking About More Than White Middle-Class Queers”, in Y. Taylor, editor, Educational Diversity: The Subject of Difference and Different Subjects, page 230:
   • […] But older sistergirls do feel a real strong sense, a real responsibility, to look after the little sistergirls because they know they've got a hard time ahead. 2004, The Bulletin, volumes 6428-6439, page 32:
   • Senator McCarthy's plea to 'stay strong' resonates because all too often sistergirls and brotherboys suffer, not only from verbal harassment and ostracism, but also violence and sexual abuse. 2017, Stephen Kerry, Trans Dilemmas: Living in Australia’s Remote Areas and in Aboriginal Communities, unnumbered page:

Forms

Coordinates

brotherboy (Aboriginal gender role)

Translations (3)

es flaquita (informal term of address for a female) · es nenita (informal term of address for a female) · es mijita (informal term of address for a female)