sister from another mister

English

WOTD – 11 October 2020

Etymology

By analogy with brother from another mother.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪstə(ɹ) fɹəm əˈnʌðə(ɹ) ˈmɪstə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪstɚ fɹəm əˈnʌðə ˈmɪstɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɪstə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: sis‧ter from ano‧ther mis‧ter

• Audio (US):

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Noun

sister from another mister (plural sisters from another mister or sisters from other misters)

1. (informal) A very close female friend.
   • 2010, Vanessa D[iana] Gilmore, “Dedication”, in You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Tales from a Judicial Diva, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN:

     My deepest thanks to my sister, Pamela Wilson and to my brother from another mother, Richard Montgomery, and my sister from another mister, Muriel Funches.

   • [2016], Nicole Blades, The Thunder beneath Us‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN:

     And this is our sister from another mister, the fabulous Best Lightburn, but you already know all about her and her work.

   • 2017, Liz Reinhardt, chapter 1, in Rebels Like Us, Don Mills, Ont.: Seventeen Fiction, Harlequin Teen, →ISBN:

     Ollie, my sister from another mister, would have shared her tiny bedroom with me in a heartbeat if I'd asked, but I'd never stoop to asking.

   • 2018, J. Kenner, “An Introduction to the Lexi Blake Crossover Collection”, in Justify Me (A Stark International/Masters & Mercenaries Novella), [s.n.]: Evil Eye Concepts, →ISBN:

     If I've done my job, you'll know and love these characters—sisters from another mister, brothers from another mother.

   • 2020, Felice Mathieu, “The Man behind the Message”, in A Christian Marriage Guide: Preventing Arguments and Promoting Unity in the Christian Marriage, [s.n.]: Felice Mathieu:

     I'm the only child, no brothers, or sisters / Other than brothers from other mothers / Or the sisters from other misters

Related terms

• sisters before misters

Translations

very close female friend