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Meaning of Sisterhood | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɪstə.hʊd

Definitions

  1. The state, or kinship of being sisters.
  2. The quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.
  3. A religious society of women.
  4. The idea of universal experience amongst women, regardless of other traits or factors. (Considered obsolete in third-wave feminism.)

Equivalents

العربية الأختية
Azərbaycanca bacılıq
Čeština sesterstvo
Español sororidad
Français sororité
हिन्दी बहनापा
ქართული დობა
Latina sororitas
Македонски сестринство
Nederlands zusterschap
Português sororidade
Русский сестринство
Svenska systerskap

Examples

“In contrast, she said, women join sisterhoods and do volunteer work for Jewish fundraising organizations that are run and dominated by men.”
“What does the rallying cry of sisterhood and the concept of feminism mean when last year, the majority of white, female voters chose whiteness as a political identity over womanhood?”
“In a terrible way, I’ve never felt more part of a sisterhood or more certain that pain is shared within that family.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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