sisterlike

1. 1.

   like or characteristic of or befitting a sister

   “sisterly kindness”

   “sororal concern”

   Synonymssisterlysororal

Questions about sisterlike

What does sisterlike mean?

sisterlike means "like or characteristic of or befitting a sister".

How many syllables are in sisterlike?

sisterlike has 3 syllables: si-ster-like. The stress falls on "si".

What is another word for sisterlike?

Close synonyms include sisterly, sororal. 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.

Is sisterlike a common word?

sisterlike is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.