1. the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings • Syn: sistership • Derivationally related forms: sister • Hypernyms: kinship, family relationship, relationship 2. an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest • Syn: sistership • Hypernyms: association 3. a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns) • Derivationally related forms: Sister • Hypernyms: sect, religious sect, religious order • Member Meronyms: Sister, Beguine
