siblings
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lɪŋ noun
1.
a brother or sister.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to a brother or sister: sibling rivalry.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. a person's brother or sister |
| b. (as modifier): sibling rivalry | |
| 2. | any fellow member of a sib |
| [C19: specialized modern use of Old English sibling relative, from | |
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Siblings
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sibling
"brother or sister," 1903, modern revival (in anthropology) of O.E. sibling "relative, kinsman," from sibb (adj.) "kinship, relationship" (1500; surviving as sib, chiefly in Scottish), from P.Gmc. *sebjo "blood relation, relative," prop. "one's own" (cf. O.S. sibba, O.Fris., M.Du. sibbe, O.H.G. sippa,
Ger. Sippe, Goth. sibja "kin, kindred"), from PIE s(w)e-bh(o)-, from base *swe- (see idiom). Related to the second element in gossip.
"The word 'sib' or 'sibling' is coming into use in genetics in the English-speaking world, as an equivalent of the convenient German term 'Geschwister' " [E.&C. Paul, "Human Heredity," 1930]Short form sib is attested from 1957.
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Medical Dictionary
sibling sib·ling (sĭb'lĭng)
n.
One of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister.
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Example sentences
The reasons for the tendency of younger siblings to be born larger are not clear.
One of my siblings is in quite a bit of financial stress.
They study in the presence of siblings and family life going on audibly around them.
Our siblings help us survive, as do our aunts, uncles and friends.
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