how to pronounce sisterhood

/ˈsɪstɚhəd/

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sisterhood is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of sisterhood in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… campus The Sisterhood which is for women …”

meanings of sisterhood

noun:

The state, or kinship of being sisters.
The idea of universal experience amongst women, regardless of other traits or factors. (Considered obsolete in third-wave feminism.).
A religious society of women.
The quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.

sisterhood frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word sisterhood occurs in english on average 1.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.