Reverse Dictionary: SISTER

ADJECTIVES
► SORORAL 1. by one’s sister; on a sister’s side → 1654
2. that is a sister → 1819
3. characteristic of a sister; sisterly → 1858
► SORORIAL characteristic of a sister; sisterly → 1836

NOUNS
► SISTERHEAD the state or condition of being a sister; sisterly status or relationship → 1390 obs.
► SISTERNITY sisterhood → 1603
► SORORICIDE the killing of one’s sister → 1727
► SORORY a sisterhood; a sorority → 1600 obs.

NOUNS – PERSON
► AAPA an older sister; also used as a term of respect or familiarity to an older woman → 1998 S. Asian
► ANCHOR a younger brother or sister → 2003 UK sl.
► BLACK MAN KISSED HER a sister → 1960 UK rhyming sl.
► BLISTER a sister → 1981 Aust. rhyming sl. (Bk.)
► BUBBLE-GUMMER a high school student; a callow girl; a young sister → 1966 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► CADETTE a younger daughter or sister → 1679
► GERMANE a close relative, a full brother or sister → 1502
► GERMANE SISTER a sister through both parents; a full sister → 1711
► LITTLE BITS a nickname or affectionate term for a sister → 1970 Amer. dial.
► MOOSE a little sister or young girl → 1941 US sl.
► MOTHER BAIRN a maternal half-brother or half-sister → 1563 Sc. obs.
► SIS ► SISS a sister → 1656 sl.
► SISTER-GERMAN a sister through both parents; a full sister → 1382
► SISTER-WIFE a wife who is also the sister of her husband → 1743
► SKIN AND BLISTER a sister → 1925 rhyming sl.
► SORORICIDE a person who kills his or her sister → 1656
► TER a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman → 1883 Amer. dial.
► TIDDY a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman → 1864 Amer. dial.
► TITA a sister → 1967 Hawaii
► TITTA ► TITTER a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman → 1883 Amer. dial.
► TITTIE ► TITTY a sister; a young woman or girl → 1725 Sc.
► TITTIE AND BILLIE sister and brother → 18C Sc.

NOUNS – PERSON – OTHER
► WALLY a nickname for someone seen as acting like a big brother or sister → 1980s US students’ sl.

VERBS
► ELDER IT to play the elder brother or sister → 1855
► SISTERIZE to be provided with a sister or sisters → 1752
► SORORIZE to form a sisterly friendship; to associate with a person as a sister → 1875