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Synonyms for sister

14 synonyms
1 antonym
1 meaning

noun

Most common

miss dear darling black woman nun sis

All synonyms

Noun

1. Lady — A form of address to a woman

lady US, dear, darling, love, miss, pet UK

Other

sis, nun, black woman, charge nurse, affiliate, ladybro slang, brosephine slang, broette slang

Antonyms

All antonyms of sister →

Definitions

n. 1
A form of address to a woman.

Related words

Word family: sis sissy sistercest sister-german sisterhood sister-in-law sisterlike sisterly
Phrases: weak sister frail sister sister city younger sister kid sister little sister scissor sister sister company
Is a kind of: sibling

Forms

Plural: sisters → ladies, dears, darlings, loves…

Example sentences

miss They came early so they wouldn't miss the prelude.
dear My mother has sold everything that is dear to her.
darling Try to resist the urge to pick your nose, darling.
nun The nun is fine, but I liked the other one more.
sis "Where's your mom, Tom?" "She's out shopping with my sis."

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
sister		rising
miss		rising
dear		rising
darling		rising
nun		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: pet¹, sis¹, nun¹
4 letters: love¹, miss¹, lady², dear¹
7 letters: darling², ladybro, broette
9 letters: affiliate⁴
10 letters: brosephine

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lady² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: sœur
Italiano: sorella
Español: hermana
Deutsch: Schwester
Català: germana