sister from another mister

sis·ter from ano·ther mis·ter
UK/ˈsɪstə(ɹ)fɹəm əˈnʌðə(ɹ)ˈmɪstə(ɹ)/US/ˈsɪstɚ fɹəm əˈnʌðə ˈmɪstɚ/

noun

A very close female friend.

Meanings

nounsister from another mister (plural sisters from another mister or sisters from other misters)

plural sisters from another mister · plural sisters from other misters

  1. informalA very close female friend.

    If I've done my job, you'll know and love these characters—sisters from another mister, brothers from another mother.

    2018, J. Kenner, “An Introduction to the Lexi Blake Crossover Collection”, in Justify Me (A Stark International/Masters & Mercenaries Novella), [s.n.]: Evil Eye Concepts, →ISBN
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    My deepest thanks to my sister, Pamela Wilson and to my brother from another mother, Richard Montgomery, and my sister from another mister, Muriel Funches.

    2010, Vanessa D[iana] Gilmore, “Dedication”, in You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Tales from a Judicial Diva, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN

    And this is our sister from another mister, the fabulous Best Lightburn, but you already know all about her and her work.

    [2016], Nicole Blades, The Thunder beneath Us, New York, N.Y.: Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN

    Ollie, my sister from another mister, would have shared her tiny bedroom with me in a heartbeat if I'd asked, but I'd never stoop to asking.

    2017, Liz Reinhardt, chapter 1, in Rebels Like Us, Don Mills, Ont.: Seventeen Fiction, Harlequin Teen, →ISBN

    I'm the only child, no brothers, or sisters / Other than brothers from other mothers / Or the sisters from other misters

    2020, Felice Mathieu, “The Man behind the Message”, in A Christian Marriage Guide: Preventing Arguments and Promoting Unity in the Christian Marriage, [s.n.]: Felice Mathieu

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