demi-sœur

/də.mi.sœʁ/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les demi-sœurs

Meaning

  1. half-sister

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

sœur

Sœur is a full sister; demi-sœur specifically means a half-sister, sharing only one parent.

Similar in other languages

English

stepsister

Close — a half-sister relates to a stepsister.

Practice

1 What does demi-sœur mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle s'entend très bien avec sa ___-sœur.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches demi-sœur?

noun

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