half-sister

Share this

0

half-sister [noun]

a sister who is the daughter of only one of your parents

US

/ˈhæfˌsɪs.tɚ/

UK

/ˈhɑːfˌsɪs.tər/

Example:

She is my half sister.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

half-sister

ˈhalf-ˌsister BrE AmE noun [countable]
a sister who is the daughter of only one of your parents ⇨ half-brother

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

half-sister

ˈhalf-sister [half-sister half-sisters] noun
a person's half-sister is a girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as them

compare stepsister

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ˈ half- ˌ sister / ˈhɑːfˌsɪs.tə r / / ˈhæfˌsɪs.tɚ / noun [ C ]

a sister who is the daughter of only one of your parents

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

half-sister
half-sisters
N-COUNT: oft poss N
Someone's half-sister is a girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as they have.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

half sister

half sister noun, pl ~ -ters [count] : a sister with the same father but a different mother or the same mother but a different father
• Emily is my half sister.

American English

British English

non-blood relations

B2 (Upper-intermediate)

Shortened URL:

http://lngt.co/half-sister1en