half-sister meaning

Definition of half-sister

1. a sister who has only one parent in common with you

   Synonyms: half sister, stepsister

   Type of: sister

half-sister in a sentence

• Diane is your half-sister too, George.
• She's my half-sister, but I call her my sister.
• What's the difference between a step-sister and a half-sister?
• Morgan le Fay was a powerful sorceress and the half-sister of King Arthur.
• Thomas has a half-sister.

How to pronounce half-sister

half-sister is pronounced /hɑːf ˈsɪstə/ in British English and /hæf ˈsɪstɚ/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.