adjective
1.
related by blood; akin.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English sib(e), sibb(e), Old English sib(b) (orig. adj.); cognate with Old Norse sifjar (plural) relatives, Old Frisian sib (adj.), sibba (noun), Middle Dutch sibbe (noun and adj.), German Sippe kin; cf. gossip
before 900; Middle English sib(e), sibb(e), Old English sib(b) (orig. adj.); cognate with Old Norse sifjar (plural) relatives, Old Frisian sib (adj.), sibba (noun), Middle Dutch sibbe (noun and adj.), German Sippe kin; cf. gossip
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| —n | |
| 1. | a blood relative |
| 2. | a brother or sister; sibling |
| 3. | kinsmen collectively; kindred |
| 4. | any social unit that is bonded by kinship through one line of descent only |
| [Old English sibb; related to Old Norse sifjar relatives, Old High German sippa kinship, Latin suus one's own; see | |
| SIB | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| (the former) Securities and Investments Board | |
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sib (sĭb)
n.
A blood relation; a relative.
A person's relatives when considered as a group; kinfolk.
A brother or sister; a sibling.
Related by blood; kindred.
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