sister

sister
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. la sœur
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
I'm going to the beach with my sister and my brother.Je vais à la plage avec ma sœur et mon frère.
a. la sœur
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
The mission has 26 sisters living in the convent.La mission compte 26 sœurs qui vivent dans le couvent.
3. (medicine)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
a. l'infirmière en chef
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
The patient told the sister that he also suffered from diabetes.Le patient a dit à l’infirmière en chef qu’il souffrait également de diabète.
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