half sister

The definition of a half sister is a blood-sibling with whom you share one parent but not both.

(noun)

An example of a half sister is the baby your mother has with her new husband after your dad has left.

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See half sister in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a sister through one parent only

See half sister in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A sister to whom one is biologically related through one parent only.

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