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語源

From 中期英語 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”).

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈhæf sɪstɚ/

名詞

half sister (plural half sisters)

1. A female sibling sharing a single parent.

   Hypernym: half sibling

2. (horse racing) A female half sibling (same dam, different sires).

派生語