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foster sister

fos·ter sis·ter
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [faw-ster, fos-ter sis-ter]
    • /ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tər ˈsɪs tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [faw-ster, fos-ter sis-ter]
    • /ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tər ˈsɪs tər/

Definitions of foster sister words

  • noun foster sister a girl brought up with another child of different parents. 1
  • noun foster sister temporarily-adopted female sibling 1
See all 2 definitions of foster sister

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Origin of foster sister

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Foster sister

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Foster sister

foster sister popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

foster sister usage trend in Literature

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