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sis

/sɪs/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
  2. A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.
  3. Any butterfly in the genus Adelpha, so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns.
  4. A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.
  5. Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.
  6. (sometimes capitalized) A black woman.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data