sisterhood
English
Etymology
From Middle English susterhede; equivalent to sister + -hood (with a modification in the suffix).
Noun
sisterhood (countable and uncountable, plural sisterhoods)
- the state, or kinship of being sisters
- the quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.
- a religious society of women
- (feminism) The idea of universal experience amongst women, regardless of other traits or factors. (Considered obsolete in third-wave feminism.)
Synonyms
- (state of being sisters): sistership
- (feminist concept): womanhood
Hypernyms
Translations
state of being sisters
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quality of being sisterly
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religious society of women
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