sister

/ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1

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

2

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

3

Any butterfly in the genus Adelpha, so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns.

4

A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.

5

Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through the same biological sex, gender or common membership in a community, race, profession, religion, organization, or ism.

6

A black woman.

7

A form of address to a woman.

8

A female fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.

9

An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another.

10

A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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