sister A sister is a woman or a girl who shares parents or a parent with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to ref ...

is a female sibling. Sister may also refer to:

Role or title

*Sister, the title of address for a

nun A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service and contemplation, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent.''The Oxford English Dictionary'', vol. X, page 5 ...

*Sister, a title usually preceding a surname as a way to address a female parishioner in some

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

church settings *Sister, a

Jehovah's Witness Jehovah's Witnesses is a Christian denomination that is an outgrowth of the Bible Student movement founded by Charles Taze Russell in the nineteenth century. The denomination is nontrinitarian, millenarian, and restorationist. Russell co- ...

term of address for a female co-religionist *Sister, a

Mormon Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into several ...

term of address for a female co-religionist *Sister, a

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

term of address for a female co-religionist *Sister, a female member of a

peer group In sociology, a peer group is both a social group and a primary group of people who have similar interests ( homophily), age, background, or social status. Members of peer groups are likely to influence each others' beliefs and behaviour. Durin ...

*Sister, a term of address for a female member of the

Rainbow Family of Living Light A rainbow is an optical phenomenon caused by refraction, internal reflection and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a continuous spectrum of light appearing in the sky. The rainbow takes the form of a multicoloured circular ...

*Sister, a member of a

sorority In North America, fraternities and sororities ( and ) are social clubs at colleges and universities. They are sometimes collectively referred to as Greek life or Greek-letter organizations, as well as collegiate fraternities or collegiate sorori ...

Nursing sister Nursing management consists of the performance of the leadership functions of governance and decision-making within organizations employing nurses. It includes processes common to all management like planning, organizing, staffing, directing an ...

, a senior female nurse *

Religious sister (Catholic) A religious sister (abbreviated: Sr.) in the Catholic Church is a woman who has taken public vows in a religious institute dedicated to apostolic works, as distinguished from a nun who lives a cloistered monastic life dedicated to prayer and lab ...

, a female member of certain Christian religious communities similar to but distinct from a nun

Arts and entertainment

Film

* ''Sister'' (2012 film), a Swiss drama film directed by Ursula Meier * ''Sister'' (2014 film), an American drama film directed by David Lascher * ''Sister'' (2018 film), an American stop-motion animated short film by Siqi Song * ''Sister'' (2021 film), a Chinese film about family directed by Yin Ruoxi

Music

Sister (American band) Sister was an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1976. Though the band was only together for approximately two years and never achieved any measure of success, after its breakup ex-members Blackie Lawless and Nikki Sixx found ...

, an American heavy metal band * Sister (Swedish band), a Swedish hard rock band

Albums

* ''Sister'' (Dover album), 1995 * ''Sister'' (In Solitude album) or the title song, 2013 * ''Sister'' (Letters to Cleo album) or the title song, 1998 * ''Sister'' (Marbell album) or the title song, 2008 * ''Sister'' (Sonic Youth album), 1987 * ''Sister'' (Ultraísta album), 2020 * ''The Sister'' (album), by Marissa Nadler, 2012

Songs

* "Sister" (Porno Graffitti song), 2004 * "Sister" (Sergio & The Ladies song), representing Belgium at Eurovision 2002 * "Sister" (Sister2Sister song), 1999 * "Sister" (S!sters song), representing Germany at Eurovision 2019 *" Miss Celie's Blues" or "Sister", written by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie for the film ''The Color Purple'', 1985 *"Sister", by the Black Keys from '' El Camino'', 2011 *"Sister", by Bros from '' The Time'', 1989 *"Sister", by Caribou from '' Suddenly'', 2020 *"Sister", by the Ex from ''

Turn To turn is to rotate, either continuously like a wheel turns on its axle, or in a finite motion changing an object's orientation. Turn may also refer to: Sports and games * Turn (game), a segment of a game * Turn (poker), the fourth of five co ...

'', 2004 *"Sister", by Icehouse from ''

Icehouse Icehouse or ice house may refer to: * Ice house (building), a building where ice is stored * Ice shanty, a shelter for ice fishing also known as an ''Icehouse'' * Ice rink, a facility for ice skating. * Ice hockey arena, an area where ice hockey i ...

'', 1980 *"Sister", by K.Flay from ''

Solutions Solution may refer to: * Solution (chemistry), a mixture where one substance is dissolved in another * Solution (equation), in mathematics ** Numerical solution, in numerical analysis, approximate solutions within specified error bounds * Solutio ...

'', 2019 *"Sister", by Lenny Kravitz from '' Are You Gonna Go My Way'', 1993 *"Sister", by Mike McGear from ''

Woman A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or Adolescence, adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functi ...

'', 1972 *"Sister", by

Mumford & Sons Mumford & Sons are a British folk rock band formed in London in 2007. The band consists of Marcus Mumford (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums), Ted Dwane (vocals, double bass, bass guitar), and Ben Lovett (British musician), B ...

, 2008 *"Sister", by the Nixons from ''

Foma Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access (FOMA) is the brand name of the W-CDMA-based 3G telecommunications services being offered by the Japanese telecommunications service provider NTT DoCoMo. It is an implementation of the Universal Mobile Telecommu ...

'', 1995 *"Sister", by Prince from ''

Dirty Mind ''Dirty Mind'' is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter and musician Prince. It was released on October 8, 1980, by Warner Bros. Records. The album is notable for Prince's increasing reliance on rock music elements, high reg ...

'', 1980 *"Sister", by She Wants Revenge from ''

She Wants Revenge She Wants Revenge is an American rock band, based in San Fernando Valley, California. Formed in 2004, the band is a duo of singer and guitarist Justin Warfield and multi-instrumentalist Adam Bravin. Their music has been influenced by post-pun ...

'', 2006 *"Sister/Nation", by Brockhampton from ''

Saturation III ''Saturation III'' (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by American hip hop boy band Brockhampton, released on December 15, 2017. Production is predominantly handled by Romil Hemnani, alongside production duo Q3 (composed of Jabari ...

'', 2017

Other media

* "Sister" (''New Girl''), a television episode * ''The Sister'' (play) * ''The Sister'' (TV series) *''Sister'', a 1952 book by

Stan and Jan Berenstain Stanley Melvin Berenstain (September 29, 1923 – November 26, 2005) and Janice Marian Berenstain (née Grant; July 26, 1923 – February 24, 2012) were American writers and illustrators best known for creating the children's book seri ...

*Sister Bear, a character, introduced in 1974, from the ''

Berenstain Bears The ''Berenstain Bears'' is a children's literature franchise created by Stan and Jan Berenstain and continued by their son, Mike Berenstain. The books feature a family of anthropomorphic grizzly bears who generally learn a moral or safety ...

'' media franchise *

Sister station In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio or television stations operated by the same company, either by direct ownership or through a management agreement. Radio sister stations will often have different formats, and somet ...

, or sister channel, in broadcasting, one of a pair of radio or television stations operated by the same company *'' The Sister: The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong, the most powerful woman in North Korea'', a 2023 biographical book about Kim Yo Jong

Other uses

Sister group In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary tree. Definition The expression is most easily illustrated by a cladogram: Taxon A and ...

, in phylogenetics *

Sister ship A sister ship is a ship of the same Ship class, class or of virtually identical design to another ship. Such vessels share a nearly identical hull and superstructure layout, similar size, and roughly comparable features and equipment. They o ...

* Amanda Sister (born 1990), South African footballer *, a United States Navy tug in commission from 1917 to 1919