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View synonyms for weak sister

weak sister

noun

, Informal.
  1. a vacillating person; coward.
  2. a part or element that undermines the whole of something; a weak link.


weak sister

noun

  1. informal.
    a person in a group who is regarded as weak or unreliable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of weak sister1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences

Unsatisfactory in her home, the weak sister does not do much better in society.

She is the limit beyond which no one must go, under pain of such displeasure as the weak sister can show.

Fortunately for the world, the weak sister and her theories do not rule.

And later on, when I knew her, she was a weak sister whom I tried to help.

He waz rather a weak sister, and alwus rode sideways on a side-saddle.

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