5-409: Sisters are female siblings. Sisters or The Sisters may also refer to: Sisters A sister is a woman or a girl who shares parents or a parent with another individual; a female sibling . The male counterpart is a brother . Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familial relationships. A full sister
10-785: A chastity effect : losing their virginity on average more than a year later than average. This has been hypothesized as being attributed to the pheromones in their brothers' sweat and household-related errands. Various studies have shown that older sisters are likely to give a varied gender role to their younger siblings, as well as being more likely to develop a close bond with their younger siblings. Older sisters are more likely to play with their younger siblings. Younger siblings display more needy behavior when near their older sister and are more likely to be tolerant of an older sister's bad behavior. Boys with only one older sister are more likely to display stereotypically male behavior, and such masculine boys increased their masculine behavior with
15-403: Is a first-degree relative . The English word sister comes from Old Norse systir which itself derives from Proto-Germanic *swestēr , both of which have the same meaning, i.e. sister. Some studies have found that sisters display more traits indicating jealousy around their siblings than their male counterparts, brothers . In some cultures, sisters are afforded a role of being under
20-459: The more sisters they have. The reverse is true for young boys with several sisters, as they tend to be feminine , however, they outgrow this by the time they approach pubescence . Boys with older sisters were less likely to be delinquent or have emotional and behavioral disorders . A younger sister is less likely to be scolded by older siblings than a younger brother. The most common recreational activity between older brother/younger sister pairs
25-647: The protection by male siblings, especially older brothers, from issues ranging from bullies or sexual advances by womanizers. In some quarters, the term sister has gradually broadened its colloquial meaning to include individuals stipulating kinship . In response, in order to avoid equivocation, some publishers prefer the usage of female sibling over sister . Males with a twin sister sometimes view her as their female alter ego , or what they would have been like if they had two X chromosomes. A study in Perth, Australia found that girls having only youngers brothers resulted in
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