Phrase guide

blood sister

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sister by birth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A female bound to another one in commitment and friendship by a ceremonial mingling of blood (aka the blood oath).

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 親姐妹 /亲姐妹 (qīn jiěmèi) — sister by birth
  • German: leibliche Schwester — sister by birth
  • Latin: germana — sister by birth
  • Macedonian: родена сестра (rodena sestra) — sister by birth
  • Russian: родна́я сестра́ (rodnája sestrá) — sister by birth
  • Ukrainian: рі́дна сестра́ (rídna sestrá) — sister by birth
  • French: sœur de sang — a female bound to another one in commitment and friendship by a ceremonial mingling of blood
  • German: Blutsschwester — a female bound to another one in commitment and friendship by a ceremonial mingling of blood
  • Macedonian: посестрима (posestrima) — a female bound to another one in commitment and friendship by a ceremonial mingling of blood
  • Serbo-Croatian: посестрима — a female bound to another one in commitment and friendship by a ceremonial mingling of blood
  • Serbo-Croatian: posestrima — a female bound to another one in commitment and friendship by a ceremonial mingling of blood
  • Ukrainian: по́се́стра (póséstra) — a female bound to another one in commitment and friendship by a ceremonial mingling of blood