half sister
noun/ˈhæf sɪstɚ/US
Etymology
From Middle English halfesister, half-suster, half sister, equivalent to half- + sister. Compare Dutch halfzus, halfzuster (“half-sister”), German Halbschwester (“half-sister”), Swedish halvsyster (“half-sister”), Icelandic hálfsystir (“half-sister”).
- inherited from halfesister
Definitions
A female sibling sharing a single parent.
A female half sibling (same dam, different sires).
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
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