Godsister vs. Sister

Godsister vs. Sister — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Godsister and Sister

Godsisternoun

The daughter of one's godparent.

Sisternoun

A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

My sister is always driving me crazy.

Sisternoun

A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.

Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent.

Sisternoun

Any butterfly in the genus Adelpha, so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns.

Sisternoun

(British) A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.

Sisternoun

Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.

Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister.
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Sisternoun

(slang) A black woman.

Sisternoun

(informal) A form of address to a woman.

Sisternoun

A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.

Sisternoun

(attributively) An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another.

sister publication, sister city, sister projects

Sisternoun

(comptheory) A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.

Sisternoun

Something in the same class.

sister ships, sister facility
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Sisterverb

To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.

I’m trying to correct my sagging floor by sistering the joists.

Sisterverb

To be sister to; to resemble closely.

Sisternoun

a female person who has the same parents as another person;

my sister married a musician

Sisternoun

(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address);

the Sisters taught her to love God

Sisternoun

a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group;

none of her sisters would betray her

Sisternoun

sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women