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[ sib-ling ] / ˈsɪb lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sibling ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna brother or sister. Anthropology. a comember of a sib, a unilateral descent group thought to share kinship through a common ancestor. adjectiveof or relating to a brother or sister: sibling rivalry. Origin of siblingbefore 1000; late Middle English: relative, Old English; see sib, -ling1 OTHER WORDS FROM siblinghalf-sibling, nounWords nearby siblingsibilant, sibilant rale, sibilate, Sibirʾ, Sibiu, sibling, sibling species, sibship, sibutramine, Sibuyan Sea, sibyl Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for siblingTwo additional groups experienced daily separation from mother and siblings, plus an injection as an additional stressor. Puberty can repair the brain’s stress responses after hardship early in life|Esther Landhuis|August 28, 2020|Science News Two more groups experienced daily separation from both their mother and siblings. A bit of stress may help young people build resilience|Esther Landhuis|August 27, 2020|Science News For Students He also finally had a way to keep in touch with his siblings and reconnect with old friends. The human cost of a WeChat ban: severing a hundred million ties|Karen Hao|August 13, 2020|MIT Technology Review The outer one weighs six times Jupiter’s mass and orbits at twice its sibling’s distance. This is the first picture of a sunlike star with multiple exoplanets|Lisa Grossman|July 22, 2020|Science News
Ducouret says that this food-sharing behavior could have evolved because the elder siblings enjoy both indirect and direct benefits. Barn owlets share food with their younger siblings in exchange for grooming|Pratik Pawar|June 16, 2020|Science News Their sibling rivalry drove a significant number of episodes. Orange Is the New Weeds: The Adventures of Jenji Kohan Across the 8th Dimension|Rich Goldstein, Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST OITNB has so far neglected to grace Alex with a sibling, but Piper has a brother who has figured prominently. Orange Is the New Weeds: The Adventures of Jenji Kohan Across the 8th Dimension|Rich Goldstein, Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Had it been a one-two result, could you imagine the sibling rivalry? What’s a Key to Victory in Sochi? Coming So Close to Defeat.|Kevin Bleyer|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Motes is not the first sibling of a superstar to struggle and do so publicly. The Perils of a Famous Family Member|Keli Goff|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Dr. Gardere suggested that if a sibling has the financial means, he or she should help a family member in need. The Perils of a Famous Family Member|Keli Goff|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST The extended family groupings in terms of matrilocal residence or centered around a sibling group are amorphous but flexible. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society|Robert F. Murphy We saw on our left the large monastery of Delaling, and, a little way off, the Gomba of Sibling. An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet|A. Henry Savage Landor
British Dictionary definitions for sibling
noun- a person's brother or sister
- (as modifier)sibling rivalry
any fellow member of a sib Word Origin for siblingC19: specialized modern use of Old English sibling relative, from sib; see -ling 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to siblingrelative, sister, brother, kinfolk, kin, sib Medical definitions for sibling
n.One of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |