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sibling
[ sib-ling ]
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.
sibling
/ ˈɪɪŋ /
noun
- a person's brother or sister
- ( as modifier )
sibling rivalry
- any fellow member of a sib
Other 51Թ Forms
- -lԲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sibling1
Example Sentences
The stranger said that his data matched hers in a way that could only mean one thing: he must be her genetic sibling.
The source also told the magazine that Williams’ eldest, daughter Matilda, whom she had with late “Brokeback Mountain” co-star Heath Ledger, “has been doting on her younger siblings.”
Justin and his two older siblings lived in a different home with a foster mother.
Soon after that, his brother and sister were sent to live with their uncle in California, while Rafael — or Rafa as his siblings call him — remained the ward of an orphanage in Mexico.
“It’s as much fun as it looks,” he says, adding that he can’t really give advice to his former small-screen sibling about treading the boards.
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