Meaning of the word half-sister in English

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half-sister

US /ˈhæfˌsɪs.tər/
UK /ˈhæfˌsɪs.tər/
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Noun

1.

a sister with whom one shares only one parent

Example:
My half-sister and I have the same mother but different fathers.
She grew up with her half-sister after their parents remarried.
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