half sister

See also: halfsister and half-sister

English

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Etymology

From Middle English half-süster, equivalent to half- +‎ sister. Compare Dutch halfzus, halfzuster (“half-sister”), German Halbschwester (“half-sister”), Swedish halvsyster (“half-sister”), Icelandic hálfsystir (“half-sister”).

Noun

half sister (plural half sisters)

  1. The daughter of one's mother who has a different father, maternal half sister, uterine sister
  2. The daughter of one's father who has a different mother, paternal half sister.

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