Femme ou fille, ayant le même père et la même mère que la personne considérée. Si un seul des parents est commun, c’est une demi-sœur.
A female person who has the same parents as you.
Gender: féminin (la/une). Pluriel: sœurs.
🇬🇧 Countable noun. Plural: sisters. Common collocations: older sister, younger sister, big sister, sister-in-law (your spouse's sister or your sibling's wife). Informal: sis.
'Sister city' refers to two cities in different countries that have a special partnership. 'Sisterhood' describes the bond between women who support each other. In a hospital, a 'Sister' (with capital S) is a senior nurse in British English.
Exemples
"Il sourit à sa petite sœur."
🇬🇧 "He smiles at his younger sister."
"Sa sœur lui lit un livre."
🇬🇧 "His sister reads a book to him."