Affectionate
Affectionate adjective - Feeling or showing love.
Usage example: an affectionate child who gives hugs and kisses freely
Sisterly and affectionate are semantically related. in brotherly topic. In some cases you can use "Sisterly" instead an adjective "Affectionate".
Nearby Words: affection, affectionately
Sisterly
Sisterly adjective - Like or characteristic of or befitting a sister.
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Synonyms for Sisterly
Affectionate and sisterly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affectionate" instead an adjective "Sisterly".
Nearby Words: sister, sisterhood
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- loving and affectionate
- loving and sisterly
- ardent and affectionate
- ardent and sisterly
- tender and affectionate
- tender and sisterly
- devoted and affectionate
- devoted and sisterly
- warm and affectionate
- warm and sisterly
- fatherly and affectionate
- fatherly and sisterly
- friendly and affectionate
- friendly and sisterly
Both words in one sentence
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If Her Flag Breaks: Kikuno is Souta's self-declared big sister, so she does sisterly things for him, such as making him lunches, giving him advice, and being a little too affectionate sometimes.
Source: Cool Big Sis -
Cool Big Sis: Kikuno is Souta's self-declared big sister, so she does sisterly things for him, such as making him lunches, giving him advice, and being a little too affectionate sometimes.
Source: Light Novel / If Her Flag Breaks -
With Spike she has grown more affectionate with him in a rather sisterly manner, with Sweetie Belle she seems to have grown more patient, with Applejack more understanding of their differences and less forceful with Fluttershy but still encouraging her to go outside of her comfort zone.
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