Word Meanings - HALF-SISTER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A sister by one parent only.

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• PARENTHETIC; PARENTHETICAL
  1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark. A parenthetical observation of Moses himself. Hales. 2. Using or containing parentheses.
• PARENTHESIS
  One of the curved lines which inclose a parenthetic word or phrase. Note: Parenthesis, in technical grammar, is that part of a sentence which is inclosed within the recognized sign; but many phrases and sentences which are punctuated by commas
• PARENTATION
  Something done or said in honor of the dead; obsequies. Abp. Potter.
• PARENT
  1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. Children, obey your parents in the Lord. Eph. vi. 1. 2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice. Regular industry is the parent
• SISTER
  AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries. sweester, suster, LG. süster, suster, D. zuster, OS. & OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan. söster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses, Russ. sestra, Pol. siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr.
• SISTERING
  Contiguous. Shak.
• PARENTLESS
  Deprived of parents.
• PARENTHESIZE
  To make a parenthesis of; to include within parenthetical marks. Lowell.
• PARENTAGE
  Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage. "Wilt thou deny thy parentage" Shak. Though men esteem thee low of parentage. Milton.
• PARENTALLY
  In a parental manner.
• SISTERLY
  Like a sister; becoming a sister, affectionate; as, sisterly kindness; sisterly remorse. Shak.
• PARENTICIDE
  1. The act of one who kills one's own parent. 2. One who kills one's own parent; a parricide.
• SISTER-IN-LAW
  The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's brother; sometimes, the wife of one's husband's or wife's brother.
• PARENTHETICALLY
  In a parenthetical manner; by way of parenthesis; by parentheses.
• PARENTELE
  Kinship; parentage. Chaucer.
• PARENTHOOD
  The state of a parent; the office or character of a parent.
• PARENTAL
  1. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations. 2. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care. The careful course and parental provision of nature. Sir
• SISTERHOOD
  1. The state or relation of being a sister; the office or duty of a sister. She . . . abhorr'd Her proper blood, and left to do the part Of sisterhood, to do that of a wife. Daniel. 2. A society of sisters; a society of women united in one faith
• TRANSPARENT
  transparere to be transparent; L. trans across, through + parere to 1. Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent
• APPARENTLY
  1. Visibly. Hobbes. 2. Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently. If he should scorn me so apparently. Shak. 3. Seemingly; in appearance; as, a man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
• ASSISTER
  An assistant; a helper.
• STEPSISTER
  A daughter of one's stepfather or stepmother by a former marriage.
• UNSISTER
  To separate, as sisters; to disjoin. Tennyson.
• SUBTRANSPARENT
  Not perfectly transparent.
• APPARENT
  1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton. 2. Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
• RESISTER
  One who resists.
• STEPPARENT
  Stepfather or stepmother.