How do you use the word "sister" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "sister": While eating a pizza he was annoying his sister. You may have mistaken Jane for his sister.

Sister Meaning

/ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

nounA female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informal) a nun.

Sentence Examples

While eating a pizza he was annoying his sister.

You may have mistaken Jane for his sister.

My sister and I do not look alike.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

sis

Antonyms:

brother

CEFR Practice Quiz

My older ____ taught me how to braid my hair last weekend.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

My older ____ always looked after me when our parents were at work.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr? Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *-sōr ? Proto-Indo-European *swésōrder. Proto-Germanic *swestēr Proto-West Germanic *swester Old English sweostor Middle English suster English sister Inherited from Middle English suster, from Old English sweostor, from Proto-West Germanic *swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Doublet of soror. Cognate with Scots sister, syster (“sister”), West Frisian sus, suster (“sister”), Dutch zuster (“sister”), German Schwester (“sister”), Norwegian Bokmål søster (“sister”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish syster (“sister”), Icelandic systir (“sister”), Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂 (swistar, “sister”), Latin soror (“sister”), Russian сестра́ (sestrá, “sister”), Lithuanian sesuo (“sister”), Albanian vajzë (“girl, maiden”), Sanskrit स्वसृ (svásṛ, “sister”), Persian خواهر (xâhar, “sister”). In standard English, the form with i is due to contamination with Old Norse systir (“sister”). The plural sistren is from Middle English sistren, a variant plural of sister, suster (“sister”); compare brethren. The sense for "Adelpha-genus butterfly" is a semantic loan from translingual Adelpha, itself from Ancient Greek ἀδελφή (adelphḗ, “sister”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Sisters are doing it for themselves / Standing on their own two feet" — 1985, “Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves”, in Who’s Zoomin' Who?, performed by Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin:

"A fly sister rolled in with a suitcase full of hip-hop novels called The Glamorous Life, and an African brother with long dreads wanted to sell them some incense and some fake Jacob watches." — 2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 169:

"The short “naps” of the average Sister do not sway in the wind as that of a blonde." — 2009, Rajen Persaud, Why Black Men Love White Women, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 171:

"And now, social media has made it worse. From Facebook to Twitter, I get all kinds of invitations. Recently a sister inboxed me on Facebook and told me that she knew for a fact that I wanted her and she wanted me." — 2014, J. L. King, Full Circle: Loving. Living. Life. After The Down Low:

""Listen, sister. I've got a job for you."" — 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 13:

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