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- Dictionarysibling/ˈsɪblɪŋ/
noun
- 1. each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister: "my father has always supported my siblings and me"
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A sibling is a brother or sister, or a stepbrother or stepsister. Learn more about the word sibling, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.
A sibling is a brother or sister, or one of two or more things related by a common tie or characteristic. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, phrases, and examples of sibling from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
A sibling is a relative that shares at least one parent with the other person. A male sibling is a brother, and a female sibling is a sister. A person with no siblings is an only child. A sister (female sibling) carrying her brother (male sibling).
A sibling is your brother or sister. It's that simple. The word sibling once meant anyone who is related to you, but now it's reserved for children of the same parent or parents. It is a word that was once out of use but then brought back into English in the early 1900s as a useful word in anthropology.
one of two or more persons born of the same parents or, sometimes, having one parent in common; brother or sister
a brother or sister: I have four siblings: three brothers and a sister . There was great sibling rivalry (= competition ) between Peter and his brother .
noun. a brother or sister. Anthropology. a comember of a sib, a unilateral descent group thought to share kinship through a common ancestor. adjective. of or relating to a brother or sister: sibling rivalry. / ˈsɪblɪŋ / noun. a person's brother or sister. ( as modifier ) sibling rivalry. any fellow member of a sib.
