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sibling

[ sib-ling ]

noun

  1. a brother or sister.
  2. Anthropology. a comember of a sib, a unilateral descent group thought to share kinship through a common ancestor.


adjective

  1. of or relating to a brother or sister:

    sibling rivalry.

sibling

/ ˈ²õɪ²ú±ôɪŋ /

noun

    1. a person's brother or sister
    2. ( as modifier )

      sibling rivalry

  1. any fellow member of a sib
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó²¹±ô´Ú-²õ¾±²úl¾±²Ô²µ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sibling1

before 1000; late Middle English: relative, Old English; sib, -ling 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sibling1

C19: specialized modern use of Old English sibling relative, from sib ; see -ling 1
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The stranger said that his data matched hers in a way that could only mean one thing: he must be her genetic sibling.

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The source also told the magazine that Williams’ eldest, daughter Matilda, whom she had with late “Brokeback Mountain†co-star Heath Ledger, “has been doting on her younger siblings.â€

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Justin and his two older siblings lived in a different home with a foster mother.

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Soon after that, his brother and sister were sent to live with their uncle in California, while Rafael — or Rafa as his siblings call him — remained the ward of an orphanage in Mexico.

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“It’s as much fun as it looks,†he says, adding that he can’t really give advice to his former small-screen sibling about treading the boards.

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