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sibling

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪblɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɪblɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sib′ling)

sib•ling /ˈsɪblɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a brother or sister.

sib•ling (sib′ling),USA pronunciation n.

a brother or sister.
Anthropologya comember of a sib.

adj.

of or pertaining to a brother or sister:sibling rivalry.

bef. 1000; late Middle English: relative, Old English; see sib, -ling¹

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sibling /ˈsɪblɪŋ/ n

- a person's brother or sister
- (as modifier): sibling rivalry
any fellow member of a sib

Etymology: 19th Century: specialized modern use of Old English sibling relative, from sib; see -ling¹

'sibling' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

brother-in-law - sib - sister-in-law - brother - cockatoo - half-sibling - inclusive fitness - Kaddish - only - Yahrzeit - shivah - sister

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Collocations: has [three] other siblings, [love, hate, envy, jealousy, bickering, rivalry] among (the) siblings, is one of [six] siblings, more...

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