‖suster, noun
- Origin:
- Afrikaans.
Sister; especially among Afrikaans-speakers, an affectionate or respectful form of address or reference to a sister, or to any woman; also sustertjie/ˈsəstərki//ˈsœs-/ [see -ie]. Cf. ou sis, sisi, sister, sussie.
1944 ‘Twede in Bevel’ Piet Kolonel 11Fate doomed him to a biblical argument with the old lady, while they, or better still I, were conferring with ‘Suster’.
1980 Sunday Times 14 Sept. 11They are descendants of the black Voortrekkers. And even though they struggle to eke out an existence they are an independent, proud and happy people, at peace with their white neighbours. In the quaint manner of the old-timers they address each other as ‘neef’, ‘niggie’ or ‘suster’.
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