sis

C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships

US /sɪs/ UK /sɪs/ See IPA manual

Homophones

siss /sɪs/

Minimal pairs

Sounds like sith /θ/ vs /s/

Meanings

1

noun
an informal term for sister

Hey sis, can you pass me the salt?

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Synonyms

1 noun · an informal term for sister sister sibling

Opposites

bro

Word family

Related forms sister sisterhoodsissy

Etymology

A shortened, colloquial form of sister, from Old English sweostor, of Germanic origin.

sweostor Old English

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Family & Relationships Register & Style

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# sis

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /sɪs/
**IPA (UK):** /sɪs/

## Meanings
1. an informal term for sister

## Examples
- Hey sis, can you pass me the salt?

## Synonyms
- sister
- sibling

## Antonyms
- bro

## Related Forms
- sister
- sisterhood
- sissy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sweostor

## Etymology
A shortened, colloquial form of sister, from Old English sweostor, of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Sis is from a shortened, colloquial form of sister, from Old English sweostor, of Germanic origin. The historical chain includes Old English sweostor. Morphologically, sis is best read as borrowing, yielding an English noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a noun, with the sense "an informal term for sister". related forms include sister, sisterhood, and sissy. The result is an English noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Family & Relationships
- Register & Style

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