half sister
A female sibling sharing a single parentA female sibling sharing a single parent.
» Mary is my half-sister.
Maria ist meine Halbschwester.
Мэри - моя единокровная сестра.
Мері — моя неповнорідна сестра.
Meaning
2 sensesA female sibling sharing a single parent.
A female half sibling (same dam, different sires).
Halbschwester
единокровная сестраjedinokrovnaja sestra
- a sister who has only one parent in common with you
Examples
26 sentencesMary is my half-sister.
Мері — моя неповнорідна сестра. — oromashka
ruМэри - моя единокровная сестра. — marafon
deMaria ist meine Halbschwester. — raggione
I have a half-sister.
У мене є зведена сестра. — deniko
ruУ меня есть сводная сестра. — Selena777
deIch habe eine Halbschwester. — raggione
What's the difference between a step-sister and a half-sister?
Tom has a half-sister.
deTom hat eine Halbschwester. — list
No, Mary isn't my stepsister, she's my half sister.
deNein, Maria ist nicht meine Stiefschwester, sie ist meine Halbschwester. — raggione
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English halfesister, half-suster, half sister, equivalent to half + sister. CoFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: half sistersSynonyms
2 synonyms- a sister who has only one parent in common with you:half-sisterstepsister