Collocations for sister - noun
ADJECTIVE
big,
elder,
older
baby, kid (informal), little, younger
twin
full (= sharing both parents)
adopted, adoptive
beloved, darling, dear
annoying, bratty (informal, esp. AmE)
my bratty little sister
baby, kid (informal), little, younger
twin
full (= sharing both parents)
adopted, adoptive
beloved, darling, dear
annoying, bratty (informal, esp. AmE)
my bratty little sister
dead,
deceased,
late
long-lost
a refugee who traced his long-lost sister
long-lost
a refugee who traced his long-lost sister
unmarried
sorority (AmE)
Carolyn's sorority sisters at Indiana University
sorority (AmE)
Carolyn's sorority sisters at Indiana University
PHRASES
brothers and sisters,
brothers or sisters
Brothers and sisters do not always get on.
I have no brothers or sisters.
Brothers and sisters do not always get on.
I have no brothers or sisters.
like sisters
The two girls are so close, they're like sisters.
The two girls are so close, they're like sisters.