sisterhood

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈsɪstərhʊd/ UK /ˈsɪstəhʊd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the bond or community among women, or a religious order of women

The sisterhood of nurses supported one another through every crisis.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the bond or community among... sororityfellowship community order association solidarity

Opposites

brotherhood

Word family

Related forms sister sisterly sis

Etymology

From sister (from Old English sweostor, of Germanic origin) plus the suffix -hood ('state, condition'), from Old English -had.

sweostor Old English -had Old English

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# sisterhood

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

## Meanings
1. the bond or community among women, or a religious order of women

## Examples
- The sisterhood of nurses supported one another through every crisis.

## Synonyms
- sorority
- fellowship
- community
- order
- association
- solidarity

## Antonyms
- brotherhood

## Related Forms
- sister
- sisterly
- sis

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sweostor
- Root: -had

## Etymology
From sister (from Old English sweostor, of Germanic origin) plus the suffix -hood ('state, condition'), from Old English -had.

## AI Etymology
Sisterhood comes from sister (from Old English sweostor, of Germanic origin) plus the suffix -hood ('state, condition'), from Old English -had. The historical chain includes Old English sweostor and Old English -had. Older glosses in the chain include "state, condition", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, sisterhood is best read as suffixal formation and borrowing, yielding an English noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a noun, with the sense "the bond or community among women, or a religious order of women". related forms include sister, sisterly, and sis. The result is an English noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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