Meanings

  1. sister

    Meine Schwester kommt morgen.My sister is coming tomorrow.

  2. colloquialnurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)

  3. nurse; used as a title of address for nurses

  4. sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address

  5. sister; sis

    Meine Schwester geht in die 8. Klasse.

Examples

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Du bist so groß wie meine Schwester.You're as tall as my sister.
Du bist für mich wie eine Schwester.You're like a sister to me.
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Tom hat eine Schwester in deinem Alter.Tom has a sister about your age.
Tom ist viel älter als seine Schwester.Tom is much older than his sister.
Das Auto von meiner Schwester ist pink.My sister's car is pink.
Ich esse mit meiner Schwester zu Mittag.I am eating lunch with my sister.
Sie wird hier auf ihre Schwester warten.She is going to wait for her sister here.
Wer von euch hat eine jüngere Schwester?Which of you has a younger sister?
Tom hat einen Bruder und eine Schwester.Tom has a brother and a sister.
Man sagt, dass meine Schwester schön ist.It is said that my sister is beautiful.