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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
dead, deceased, late
long-lost
a refugee who traced his long-lost sister
unmarried
sorority (AmE)
Carolyn's sorority sisters at Indiana University

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PHRASES

brothers and sisters, 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.

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