demi-soeur

See also: demi-sœur

French

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Noun

demi-soeur f (plural demi-soeurs)

1. Nonstandard spelling of demi-sœur.

Usage notes

• The œ ligature is often replaced in contemporary French with oe (the œ character does not appear on AZERTY keyboards), but this is nonstandard.

Related terms

• belle-soeur
• demi-frère
• soeur

Further reading

• “demi-soeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.