sororal

so·ror·al
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UK/səˈɹɔːɹ(ə)l/US/səˈɹɔɹəl/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterlike, sisterly.

“sororal nephew”

Similar
sororialsisterlysisterlike
Opposite
nonsororalunsisterlikeunsisterly
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin soror ← Proto-Italic *swezōr →
First used mid 17th c.Scrabble 7
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Meanings

adjectivesororal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterlike, sisterly.

    Synonyms: sororial · Antonyms: nonsororal, unsisterlike, unsisterly

  2. archaicnot comparableRelated through a sister.First known use mid 17th c.

    sororal nephew

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterlike, sisterly.

Similar
sororial
Opposite
nonsororalunsisterlikeunsisterly

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivelike or characteristic of or befitting a sister

Similar
sisterlysisterlike
Also see
sisterlikesisterlysororial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésh₂r̥
  3. Proto-Indo-European*su-h₁ésh₂-ōr?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swésōr
  6. Proto-Italic*swezōr
  7. Latinsoror
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishsororal

From Latin soror (“sister”) + English -al (adjectival suffix).

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Translations

Arabic أُخْتِيّ
  • أُخْتِيّ (ʔuḵtiyy)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
Bulgarian се́стрински
  • се́стрински (séstrinski)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
Chinese Mandarin 姐妹, 姊妹
  • 姐妹 (jiěmèi)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
  • 姊妹of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
Czech sesterský
  • sesterskýof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
Dutch zusterlijk
  • zusterlijkof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
Finnish sisarellinen, sisaren kautta
  • sisarellinenof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
  • sisaren kauttarelated through a sister
  • sisarenpuoleinenrelated through a sister
French sororal, sororel
  • sororalof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
  • sororelof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
  • de sœurof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
German schwesterlich, geschwisterlich
  • schwesterlichof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
  • geschwisterlichof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
Japanese 姉妹
  • 姉妹 (shimai)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
Latin sorōrius
  • sorōriusof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
Persian خواهرانه, خواهَرِی
  • خواهرانه (xâharâne)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
  • خواهَرِی (xâhari)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
Polish siostrzany
  • siostrzanyof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
Romanian de soră
  • de sorăof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
Russian се́стринский
  • се́стринский (séstrinskij)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
Slovak sesterský
  • sesterskýof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
Spanish sororal, sororal
  • sororalof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters
  • sororalrelated through a sister
Ukrainian сестри́нський
  • сестри́нський (sestrýnsʹkyj)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sororal

oralfloralcoralpastoralchoralauralmayoralauroralbinauralamoralmonauralloralporalgoralperioralaboraladoralcirchoralcircumoralcorollifloraldiscifloralendauralendoralexosporal
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Cite this entry
APA

sororal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sororal

MLA

“sororal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sororal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sororal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sororal.

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