half sister
/ˈhæf sɪstɚ/
half sister noun: a female sibling sharing a single parent.
Noun
half sister (plural half sisters)
half sister meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese
half sister in Hindi
- a female half sibling
- सौतेली बहन sautelī bahan
half sister in Tamil
- ஒருவழிச்சகோதரி
half sister in Urdu
- a female half sibling
- سوتیلی بہن souteli behan
half sister in Vietnamese
- daughter of the same father but a different mother
- cùng cha khác mẹ
Forms of half sister
| plural | half sisters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | half-sister |
| alternative form | halfsister |
Origin of half sister
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”).
Words formed from half sister
Questions about half sister
- What does half sister mean?
- Half sister means a female sibling sharing a single parent.
- What is half sister in Hindi?
- Half sister in Hindi is सौतेली बहन (sautelī bahan). See Half sister meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is half sister?
- Half sister is a noun.
- How do you pronounce half sister?
- Half sister is pronounced /ˈhæf sɪstɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of half sister?
- The plural of half sister is half sisters.
Words near half sister in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: half sister (page history and authors); half sister (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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