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- Dictionarysib·ling/ˈsibliNG/
noun
- 1. each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister: "my father has always supported my siblings and me"
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The meaning of SIBLING is sib; also : one of two or more individuals having one common parent. How to use sibling in a sentence.
a brother or sister: I have four siblings: three brothers and a sister. There was great sibling rivalry (= competition) between Peter and his brother. See also. sib. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. a sibling. brother How many brothers does she have? sister I'm one of three sisters. sibling Do you have any siblings?
The word sibling once meant anyone who is related to you, but now it's reserved for children of the same parent or parents. It is a word that was once out of use but then brought back into English in the early 1900s as a useful word in anthropology.
A sibling is a relative that shares at least one parent with the other person. A male sibling is a brother, and a female sibling is a sister. Somebody with no siblings is an only child .
a brother or sister: I have four siblings. (Definition of sibling from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of sibling. sibling. He was an ex-con whose siblings staked him $10,000 to get his business up and running. From NPR.
2 meanings: 1. a. a person's brother or sister b. (as modifier) 2. any fellow member of a sib.... Click for more definitions.
noun. a brother or sister. Anthropology. a comember of a sib, a unilateral descent group thought to share kinship through a common ancestor. adjective. of or relating to a brother or sister: sibling rivalry. / ˈsɪblɪŋ / noun. a person's brother or sister. ( as modifier ) sibling rivalry. any fellow member of a sib. Discover More. Other Words From.
Sibling definition: One of two or more persons born of the same parents or, sometimes, having one parent in common; brother or sister.
Definition of sibling noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SIBLING definition: a sister or brother. Learn more.
