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ˈfoster-sister
[f. foster n.1 In OE. *fóstersweoster (Lye). Cf. ON. fóstrsystir.]
A female child nursed at the same breast as, or reared together with, another of different parentage.
1649Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. 37 Scipio Asiaticus..pardoned them at the request of his Foster-sister. 1840Dickens Barn. Rudge xx, [Dolly] had ever since been the humble friend of Miss Haredale, whose foster-sister she was. |
