n. A female person in her relation to other children born of the same parents; a female relative in the first degree of descent or mutual kinship; also, a female who has attained a corresponding relation to a family by marriage or adoption: correlative to brother; often used as a term of endearment.n. Metaphorically, a woman of one's own faith, church, or other religious community.n. In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a member of a religious community or order of women; a woman who devotes herself to religious work as a vocation: as, sisters of mercy. See sisterhood, 2.n. That which is allied by resemblance or corresponds in some way to another or others, and is viewed as of feminine rather than masculine character.Standing in the relation of a sister, whether by birth, marriage, adoption, association, or resemblance; akin in any manner; related.To be a sister or as a sister to; resemble closely.To address or treat as a sister.To be a sister or as a sister; be allied or contiguous.