SISTERSHIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sistership mean? 

• SISTERSHIP (noun)
  The noun SISTERSHIP has 2 senses:

1. the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings

2. an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest

  Familiarity information: SISTERSHIP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SISTERSHIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

sisterhood; sistership

Hypernyms ("sistership" is a kind of...):

family relationship; kinship; relationship ((anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

sisterhood; sistership

Hypernyms ("sistership" is a kind of...):

association (a formal organization of people or groups of people)