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| 1 | a daughter of your parents. A son of your parents is called your brother 姐姐；妹妹 |
| He has two brothers and two sisters. 他有两个兄弟，两个姐妹。 |
| big/little sister (=an older or younger sister) She has to babysit for her little sister tonight. 大姐/小妹妹 |
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| 2 | BRITISH a female nurse in charge of a hospital ward (= a room for people who are ill in a hospital) 护士（长） |
| the day/night sister 白班/夜班护士 |
| | 2a | used for talking to a sister in a hospital （对护士的称呼）护士 | | My leg is still hurting me, Sister. 我的腿还疼，护士。 | |
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| 3 | a nun (= a woman who is a member of a religious community) 修女 |
| | 3a | used in front of the first name of a nun , when talking to her or about her （用于修女的名字前）修女 | | Sister Mary 玛丽修女 | |
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| 4 | only before noun an organization or group that has close connections with another similar organization or group 性质相似且关系密切的组织（或团体）；姐妹组织（或团体） |
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| 5 | used by African American women for talking to or referring to other African American women 大姐，小妹（美国黑人妇女之间使用的称呼） |
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| 6 | used by women for referring to a woman they have strong feelings of loyalty and friendship towards （与其有着姐妹般情谊的）姊妹 |
| support for our sisters in the armed forces 对军中姊妹们的支持 |
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