sisterhood
The state, or kinship of being sistersThe state, or kinship of being sisters.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The state, or kinship of being sisters.
Schwesterschaft
се́стринствоséstrinstvo
(countable, uncountable)The quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.
Schwesterschaft
(countable, uncountable)A religious society of women.
Schwesternschaft, Frauenorden
a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns)
(countable, uncountable)The idea of universal experience amongst women, regardless of other traits or factors. (Considered obsolete in third-wave feminism.)
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English susterhede; equivalent to sister + -hood (with a modification in the sFrom Middle English susterhede; equivalent to sister + -hood (with a modification in the suffix).
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Forms
plural: sisterhoods| Singular | sisterhood |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest:sistership
- the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings:sistership
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable