Sister (disambiguation)
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A sister is a female sibling
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Sister may also refer to:
Titles of address
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Sibling
Siblings are people who share at least one parent. A male sibling is called a brother; and a female sibling is called a sister. In most societies throughout the world, siblings usually grow up together and spend a good deal of their childhood socializing with one another...
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Sister may also refer to:
Titles of address
- Religious
- The title of address for a nunNunA nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
- A religious sister, a female member of certain Christian religious communities similar to a nun
- A title usually preceding a surname as a way to address a female parishioner in some Protestant church settings
- A MormonMormonThe term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
term of address for a female co-religionist - A Jehovah's WitnessJehovah's WitnessesJehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual...
term of address for a female co-religionist - A MuslimMuslimA Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
term of address for a female co-religionist
- The title of address for a nun
- Other
- A member of a sorority
- A female member of a peer groupPeer groupA peer group is a social group consisting of humans. Peer groups are an informal primary group of people who share a similar or equal status and who are usually of roughly the same age, tended to travel around and interact within the social aggregate Members of a particular peer group often have...
- A term of address for a female member of the Rainbow Family of Living Light
Music
- Sister (band)Sister (band)Sister was an American heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Los Angeles. Its members included Blackie Lawless, formerly of the New York Dolls and later of W.A.S.P., and Nikki Sixx, who would later co-create Mötley Crüe. They are notable for being one of the first bands to make usage of the pentagram...
, an American heavy metal band - "Sister", a song by The Ex from the 2004 alburm Turn
- "Sister", a song by Mumford & SonsMumford & SonsMumford & Sons are a British folk rock band. The band consists of Marcus Mumford , Ben Lovett , Country Winston Marshall , and Ted Dwane...
- "Sister", a 2005 song by She Wants RevengeShe Wants RevengeShe Wants Revenge is an American musical duo, based in San Fernando Valley, California. The group's debut album She Wants Revenge was released in early 2006, with three singles to follow...
- Sister (Letters to Cleo album), a 1998 album by Letters to Cleo
- Sister (Marbell album)Sister (Marbell album)Sister is the debut album by Japanese alternative rock band Marbell. It was released in Japan on May 14, 2008. The album is Marbell's solitary release as they officially disbanded in March 2010. Music videos were produced for "Miss All Birthday" and "Te no Naru Kata e".- Track listing :...
, a 2008 album by Marbell - Sister (Sonic Youth album)Sister (Sonic Youth album)Sister is the fourth album by alternative rock band Sonic Youth, released in 1987 on SST Records. It was re-released in late 1994 on DGC.The album furthers the band's move away from noise rock towards more traditional pop structures, while maintaining an aggressively experimental approach. It...
, a 1987 album by Sonic Youth
Other
- Sister butterfly, a butterfly of the genus AdelphaAdelphaAdelpha is a genus of brush-footed butterflies, commonly called the sisters found in southern USA and Mexico to South America. This genus is sometimes included with the admiral butterflies .-Species:...
- A character from the book, television, and computer-game series Berenstain BearsBerenstain BearsThe Berenstain Bears is a series of children's books created by Stan and Jan Berenstain. The books feature a family of anthropomorphic bears who generally learn a moral or safety-related lesson in the course of each story...
- Sister, a 1950s comic strip produced by Stan and Jan BerenstainStan and Jan BerenstainStan and Jan Berenstain were American writers and illustrators best known for creating the children's book series the Berenstain Bears....
- Nursing sister, a senior female nurse, a United States Navy tug in commission from 1917 to 1919
- Sisters (TV series)Sisters (TV series)Sisters is a television drama which aired on NBC for six seasons, from 1991 to 1996. The series was created by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who also created the Showtime series Queer as Folk and wrote the acclaimed Emmy and Peabody Award winning drama An Early Frost, also for NBC...
, a 1991–1996 American television series