half sister

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A female sibling sharing a single parent.
2. A female half sibling (same dam, different sires).

Sinonieme

half-sister

stepsister

brother

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sibling

uterine sister

kinsman

half brother

Vertalings

demi-sœur

halfzuster

Halbschwester

halfzus

meia-irmã

mig germà

demi-soeur

sorellastra

germanastra

hermanastra

hermanastro

medio hermano

media hermana

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: halfesister

Verwante met Nederlands: halfzus

Verwante met Duits: Halbschwester

Verwante met Sweeds: halvsyster

Verwante met Yslands: hálfsystir

In summary

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”).