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# sis

noun (informal)

«sis» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, slang) Short for "sister", used when talking to or about your sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sis/#m1)
2. (slang) A friendly name for a close female friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sis/#m2)
3. In old folk tales, Sis is a friendly way to address a woman or female animal, as in "Sis Cow". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sis/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in real speech and casual texts: "Hey sis, can I borrow your bike?" Never in formal writing. Phrases: little sis, big sis.

### Examples

- Hey sis, wait for me! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sis/#x1)
- My big sis helps me with homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sis/#x2)
- My little sis is only four. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sis/#x3)
- Thanks, sis, you're the best! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sis/#x4)
- (slang) Love your hair, sis! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sis/#x5)
- Sis and I share a bedroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sis/#x6)
- "'Howdy, Sis Cow,' sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sis/#x7)

### Note

Informal short form; in writing use "sister". Brother's short form is "bro". In a maths problem "my sis" is just my sister: one person.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sis/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sis.html) on Mova free.