soul sister

American  

noun

Informal.

1. a Black female, especially a fellow Black female.

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Etymology

Origin of soul sister

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

"Linda is not afraid," says Shelley Zallis, chief executive of the Female Quotient, which works to advance women in the workplace, and whom Ms Yaccarino has described as a "soul sister".

From BBC • May 28, 2023

The story of intermittently fractured and soul sister best friends is relatable to almost anyone who's had a lifelong friendship.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2022

We raised our kids together, our families spent holidays and vacations together, but most of all, she has been my soul sister and confidante.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2021

There she found a soul sister in Kimberly Durdin, who was working as a lactation consultant and longed to be a midwife too.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2021

You might have spared his soul, sister,   Have spared my soul, your own soul too: 10 Though I had not been born at all,   He'd never have looked at you.

From Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems by Rossetti, Christina Georgina