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Meanings of half sister in English

Portuguese
meia-irmã
Catalan
germanastra

A sister who has only one parent in common with you.

meia-irmã
Usage of half sister in English
1
My half sister lost her kid, my nephew, end of last year.
American Gods
2
Interesting, thought Seregil, that Aralain had not asked after her half sister.
Casket of Souls
3
The majority could be your children and those of your half sister.
Escape
4
She didn't look much like him, otherwise, being only a half sister.
The Bone Doll's Twin
5
The emperor insists that your half sister must have a new husband.
Daughters of the Nile
6
His half sister had inherited her mother's fair skin and russet hair.
The grail king
7
She and Melissa hadn't discussed the fact that Ali was their half sister.
Wanted
8
Six weeks after Mae arrived, her half sister, Lucy, was born on schedule.
Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
9
Ki's spine stiffened visibly, just as his half sister's had the day before.
The Bone Doll's Twin
10
Queen Phoria had instead assigned her half sister one of her own choosing.
Casket of Souls
11
A troublesome, nutty, dependent half sister who hated me on sight.
All together dead
12
Mist like cement, Zoran murmurs, putting his half sister, Eliza, on his lap.
How the soldier repairs the gramophone
13
Something about Hope made him think of his half sister, and he swallowed hard.
The frailty of flesh
14
Then know the Alliance has given you a half sister, your mother's other child.
Spellwright
15
My half sister wasn't so interested, and was quite rude.
Radio NZ
16
Morgus (Moor-guss) Also called Morgause or Morgawse, the half sister of Arthur.
The witch queen
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Translations for half sister
Portuguese
meia-irmã
Half sister through the time
Half sister across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common