Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sister to whom one is biologically related through one parent only.
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- noun The
daughter of one'smother who has a differentfather , maternal half sister,uterine sister - noun The
daughter of one'sfather who has a differentmother , paternal half sister.
Etymologies
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From Middle English half-süster, equivalent to half- + sister. Compare Dutch halfzus, halfzuster ("half-sister"), German Halbschwester ("half-sister"), Swedish halvsyster ("half-sister"), Icelandic hálf-systir ("half-sister").
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