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nonsister

nonsister noun: one who is not a sister.

Noun

nonsister (plural nonsisters)

  1. One who is not a sister.
    • While this point may have been an exaggeration, it does seem that for nonsisters, the first wife enjoyed considerable status, while subsequent wives, some of whom may have been “chore” or captive wives, had less.2019, Sarah M. S. Pearsall, Polygamy: An Early American History, page 57

Forms of nonsister

pluralnonsisters

Origin of nonsister

From non- + sister.

Questions about nonsister

What does nonsister mean?
Nonsister means one who is not a sister.
What part of speech is nonsister?
Nonsister is a noun.
What is the plural of nonsister?
The plural of nonsister is nonsisters.

Words near nonsister in the dictionary

  1. nonsinse
  2. nonsinsical
  3. nonsinus
  4. nonsinusoidal
  5. nonsiphonate
  6. nonsister
  7. nonsisters
  8. nonsitosterolemic
  9. nonsitter
  10. nonsitters
  11. nonsitting

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