Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sister by one parent only.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A sister by one parent only.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
half sister .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sister who has only one parent in common with you
- noun a sister who has only one parent in common with you
Etymologies
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Examples
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When Oprah Winfrey recently announced that she had just learned of the existence of a half-sister, she described it as news that "shook [her] to [her] core."
Eileen Flanagan: Shaken To The Core: Oprah's Surprise Sister -- And Mine Eileen Flanagan 2011
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It took me a while to call her "my sister" instead of "half-sister."
Eileen Flanagan: Shaken To The Core: Oprah's Surprise Sister -- And Mine Eileen Flanagan 2011
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Oolea's wife's half-sister, should be shamed to be seen out of the saddle save that he walks backward from all that behold him.
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If that figure sounds familiar, it's roughly the amount Oprah's surprise half-sister will get if the Queen of All Things Stylish coughs up, say, a quarter of her bank account for the new sibling.
Terry Tamminen: It's Cheaper to Invade Canada Terry Tamminen 2011
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Andrew Mueller"Lily is risking it all," intones the grave narrator, as the now-retired pop star sets up a vintage clothing business with her half-sister Sarah.
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She was evidently my sister, or half-sister, rather.
CHAPTER X 2010
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However, Emily's victory lap comes to a screeching halt when she watches her father's interview and learns that Charlotte is his daughter, which makes her Emily's half-sister.
Top Moments: Late Night Settles a Beef and Revenge Gets Relative 2012
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Phillips, the half-sister of Chynna Phillips and Mackenzie Phillips, wore a Zac Posen gown.
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While the obvious answer points to Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) also being the offspring of the mysterious Blackwell — since we learned her mother Dawn (Natasha Henstridge) had an obsession with him — executive producer Andrew Miller says we'll have to wait awhile to find out which coven member is Cassie's half-sister ... or brother!
The Secret Circle Scoop: There Are Two of Them?! What's Next? 2011
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My fourth novel, Only Begotten Daughter, recounts the adventures of Jesus Christs divine half-sister in contemporary Atlantic City.
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