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sister of Eve

sister of Eve noun: an archetypical woman, sharing the same human nature as all other women.

Noun

sister of Eve (plural sisters of Eve)

  1. (dated) An archetypical woman, sharing the same human nature as all other women.
    • The aboriginal women are true-bred sisters of Eve, just as modern in their tantrums and loves and jealousies and vanities as their white sisters.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 158

Forms of sister of Eve

pluralsisters of Eve

Questions about sister of Eve

What does sister of Eve mean?
Sister of Eve means an archetypical woman, sharing the same human nature as all other women.
What part of speech is sister of Eve?
Sister of Eve is a noun.
What is the plural of sister of Eve?
The plural of sister of Eve is sisters of Eve.

Words near sister of Eve in the dictionary

  1. sister language
  2. sister languages
  3. Sister Minor
  4. sister minoress
  5. Sister of Charity
  6. sister of Eve
  7. Sister of Loretto
  8. Sister of Mercy
  9. Sister of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
  10. Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
  11. sister planet

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