Half Sister (Noun)
Meaning
A sister who has only one parent in common with you.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- She has a half-sister from her father's previous marriage who she barely knows.
- My half-sister and I have the same mother but different fathers.
- His half-sister was born when he was already in college, so they didn't grow up together.
- Emily's half-sister was the daughter of her mother's new husband and his previous wife.
- As a child, she often spent weekends at her half-sister's house on the other side of town.