half-sister

1. 1.

   a sister who has only one parent in common with you

   Synonymshalf sisterstepsister

   Broadersister

Questions about half-sister

What does half-sister mean?

half-sister means "a sister who has only one parent in common with you".

How many syllables are in half-sister?

half-sister has 3 syllables: half--si-ster. The stress falls on "half-".

What is another word for half-sister?

Close synonyms include half sister, stepsister. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.