Meanings
plural cisters · alternative cis-ter
- neologismA cisgender woman, especially one that is part of a community that includes trans women.
Support all your sisters, not just your cisters!
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So let the show begin, black femme cisters, unleash your pinks and let the show begin!
2018, Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley, Ezili's Mirrors: Imagining Black Queer Genders, unnumbered pageI feel like sometimes, in our need to prove our worth we forget to tell our "cisters" how much they matter to us.
2018, Ariadni Tzounakou, “From Woman to Woman”, in Fliqped Magazine, number 11, page 23As I write, I see and hear the many sister (not cister) friends and colleagues and comrades who have been a part of this conversation.
2021, Zillah Eisenstein, Abolitionist Socialist Feminism: Radicalizing the Next Revolution, page 21
Origin
Blend of cis (“cisgender”) + sister. Compare cyster.
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cister. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cister
“cister.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cister. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cister,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cister.
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