zuster
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch suster, from Old Dutch swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. The sense “nurse” from the fact that (before the Reformation and in Catholic areas until recently) the majority of nurses were nuns; already in Middle Dutch generalized to lay nurses.
Pronunciation
Noun
zuster f (plural zusters, diminutive zustertje n)
- (somewhat formal, dated) sister (female sibling)
- Synonym: zus
- sister (fictive female kin member)
- sister (nun)
- Synonym: non
- (female) nurse (woman who provides care for the ill)
- Synonyms: pleegzuster, verpleegster, ziekenzuster
Usage notes
- (female medical nurse): Zuster generally is not used anymore as a job title in medical organisations, where verpleegkundige, verpleger or verpleegster (the latter specifically for women) are the usual titles. It remains a common term in everyday language, however.
Derived terms
- dagzuster
- hoofdzuster
- nachtzuster
- opperzuster
- pleegzuster
- tweelingzuster
- verzusteren
- ziekenzuster
- zus
- zusterliefde
- zusterlijk
- zusterschap
Descendants
Indonesian
Noun
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