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sistren
/ˈsɪstrɛn/SIS-tren
Local meaning
A woman regarded as a sister, peer, or community member; especially meaningful in Rastafari and solidarity contexts.
The term can express fellowship and mutual respect among women. Some speakers also use it more broadly for a female friend or a group of women, but its cultural weight should not be reduced to a novelty synonym.
Examples in context
- Di sistren dem organize di community meeting.
- Respect, sistren—walk good.
How it is used
Usage differs across communities. Rastafari context, speaker identity, relationship, and whether the form is singular or plural all matter.
Respectful, warm, communal, spiritual, or familiar.
Community life, solidarity, greetings, Rastafari contexts, and friendship.
Most natural where the speaker understands the relationship and cultural setting.
Do not use it as a costume-like replacement for “woman,” and do not erase its Rastafari associations.
Spelling and scope
Rastafari-influenced speech, community solidarity, friendship, greetings, and references to women.
- Search and reference forms
sistrinsistersistrens
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Common patterns
- di sistren
- sistren dem
- respect, sistren
Read next
All words →Evidence and further reading
These sources support the language, spelling, grammar, or common conversational sense. The entry remains open to correction from Jamaican speakers and qualified reviewers.
- Sistren — Patois definitionJamaican Patwah
Supporting community dictionary reference for sistren as a form connected with women, fellowship, and Rastafari community usage.