A tidbit for all your inquiring HOBOs out there. I recently found a somewhat compatable term for the females out there. Why not use the Jamaican term?

Sistren- A reference or greeting to a group of women—usually formal; sistren are the opposite of “bredren or bredrin”. Hi sistren! (Hi ladies!)

OR

Sis´tren
n. pl. 1. Sisters.

So now I throw my love out to all my brethren and sis'tren