Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sisterhood

3 senses of sisterhood

Sense 1
sisterhood, sistership -- (the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings)
       => kinship, family relationship, relationship -- ((anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption)

Sense 2
sisterhood, sistership -- (an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest)
       => association -- (a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association")

Sense 3
sisterhood -- (a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns))
       => sect, religious sect, religious order -- (a subdivision of a larger religious group)