Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Sister (-s)
sirocco (-s)sit (sat, -s, sitting)
sister (-s), n. [OE.]
- Female sibling; girl child born of the same parents; [polysemy] sister-in-law; female sibling by adoption.
- Female neighbor; fellow schoolgirl.
- Female martyr; female fellow Christian; woman who is a saint; maiden who is a member of a religious order.
- Kin; female relative; kindred spirit; [personification] cognate; synonym; similar concept; word with a related meaning.
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