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nounA sister born of the same parents
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Origin
- Classical Latingermāna soror
- Anglo-Norman and Middle Frenchsuer germaine
- Middle Englishsister germain
- Englishsister-german
From Middle English sister germain, equivalent to sister + german, after Anglo-Norman and Middle French suer germaine and its etymon Classical Latin germāna soror.
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Finnish täyssisko, täyssisar
- täyssiskosister by birth
- täyssisarsister by birth
French sœur germaine
- sœur germainesister by birth
Greek αυταδέλφη
- αυταδέλφη (aftadélfi)sister by birth
Irish lándeirfiúr
- lándeirfiúrsister by birth
Latin unigena, germana
- unigenasister by birth
- germanasister by birth
Polish rodzona siostra
- rodzona siostrasister by birth
Swedish helsyster, samsyster
- helsystersister by birth
- samsystersister by birth
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sister-german. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sister-german
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“sister-german.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sister-german. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sister-german,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sister-german.
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