sisterlike

sisterlike
adjective
like or characteristic of or befitting a sister
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sisterly kindness

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sororal concern

Syn: ↑sisterly, ↑sororal
Ant: ↑brotherly (for: ↑sisterly)
Derivationally related forms: ↑sister (for: ↑sisterly)

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I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adverb
Etymology: sister (I) + like
: in the manner of sisters
II. adjective

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sisˈterlike adjective
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Main Entry:sister

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sisterlike — adjective Resembling a sister or some aspect of one. Syn: sisterly Ant: unsisterlike, unsisterly …   Wiktionary

  • sister — sisterless, adj. sisterlike, adj. /sis teuhr/, n. 1. a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling. 2. Also called half sister. a female offspring having only one parent in common with another offspring.… …   Universalium

  • unsisterlike — adjective Not sisterlike …   Wiktionary

  • sisterly — adjective like or characteristic of or befitting a sister sisterly kindness sororal concern • Syn: ↑sisterlike, ↑sororal • Ant: ↑brotherly • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • sororal — adjective like or characteristic of or befitting a sister sisterly kindness sororal concern • Syn: ↑sisterly, ↑sisterlike • Ant: ↑brotherly (for: ↑sisterly) …   Useful english dictionary

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