sister
/ˈsɪstə(r)/noun
उच्चारण सिस्टर
बहन; सिस्टर (नर्स)
Basic word
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a girl or woman who has the same mother and father as another person; a senior female nurse; a nun
बहन; सिस्टर (नर्स)
- my younger sister
- My elder sister works as an engineer in Pune.
- Meera and her sister share a room at the hostel.
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- Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Synonyms sibling sis nurse nun didi
Opposite brother
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Culture: on Raksha Bandhan and Bhai Dooj, sisters pray for their brothers' long life.
संस्कृति में रक्षा बंधन और भाई दूज पर बहनें भाइयों की लंबी आयु की प्रार्थना करती हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sister city (a city linked with another in a different country), sister concern or company (a company owned by the same group), Seven Sisters (the seven north-eastern states of India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura; Sikkim is called the 'brother').
Collocations: sister city (दूसरे देश के नगर से जुड़ा नगर), sister concern या company (एक ही समूह की कंपनी), Seven Sisters (भारत के सात पूर्वोत्तर राज्य: अरुणाचल प्रदेश, असम, मणिपुर, मेघालय, मिज़ोरम, नागालैंड और त्रिपुरा; सिक्किम को 'भाई' कहा जाता है)।
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One-word substitution
The killing of one's sister is sororicide.
बहन की हत्या sororicide।