Meaning of sistergirl | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Sister, girlfriend (as a familiar term of address between women).
2. A member of a traditional gender role in Australian Aboriginal cultures, resembling trans women.

Equivalents

Examples

“"We are all so proud of you, sistergirl! Couldn't you tell at graduation?"”

“Dianne, where would I be without my sistergirl support group?”

“[…] But older sistergirls do feel a real strong sense, a real responsibility, to look after the little sistergirls because they know they've got a hard time ahead.”

“Importantly, while Brown does not paint an idealised image of the inclusion of sistergirls within Indigenous cultures, she nonetheless emphasises the negative effects of colonisation upon sistergirls, […]”

“Senator McCarthy's plea to 'stay strong' resonates because all too often sistergirls and brotherboys suffer, not only from verbal harassment and ostracism, but also violence and sexual abuse.”

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