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What does sister mean?

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Noun
  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. (Britain) A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.
  5. Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.
  6. (slang) A black woman.
  7. (informal) A form of address to a woman.
  8. A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.
  9. (attributively) An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another.
  10. (usually attributively) In the same class.
Verb
  1. (transitive, construction) To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To be sister to; to resemble closely.
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