soul sister

noun Informal.

a black female, especially a fellow black female.

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Origin of soul sister

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby soul sister

soul food, soul kiss, soul mate, soul music, soul of, the, soul sister, soul-destroying, soul-kiss, soul-searching, soulful, soulless
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Example sentences 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