The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Half-sister \Half"-sis`ter\ (-s[i^]s`t[~e]r), n. A sister by one parent only. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
half-sister n 1: a sister who has only one parent in common with you [syn: half sister, half-sister, stepsister]