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soul sister

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noun Informal.

a black female, especially a fellow black female.

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Nearby words

  1. soul food,
  2. soul kiss,
  3. soul mate,
  4. soul music,
  5. soul of, the,
  6. soul-destroying,
  7. soul-kiss,
  8. soul-searching,
  9. soulful,
  10. soulfully

Origin of soul sister

First recorded in 1965–70
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for soul sister

  • Had they waned she would have trimmed them to feed her during her soul-sister's absence.

    Diana of the Crossways, Complete|George Meredith

  • Lucy's face was all aglow as her soul-sister named the price of her treasure.

    Husks|Marion Harland