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- Dictionarytwin/twɪn/
noun
- 1. one of two children or animals born at the same birth: "experiments were carried out using sets of identical twins" Similar
- 2. something containing or consisting of two matching or corresponding parts.
adjective
- 1. forming, or being one of, a pair born at one birth: "she gave birth to twin boys"
verb
- 1. link (a town or district) with another in a different country or cause (two towns or districts) to be linked, for the purposes of friendship and cultural exchange: British "the Russian city of Kostroma is twinned with Durham"
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TWIN definition: 1. either of two children born to the same mother on the same occasion: 2. one of two very similar…. Learn more.
1. a. : either of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. b. Twins plural : gemini. 2. : one of two persons or things closely related to or resembling each other. 3. : a compound crystal composed of two adjoining crystals or parts of crystals of the same kind that share a common plane of atoms. twinship. ˈtwin-ˌship. noun. twin. 2 of 3.
Twin definition: either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.. See examples of TWIN used in a sentence.
B1. either of two children born to the same mother on the same occasion: My sister has twin sons. a twin sister. Helen King/Corbis/GettyImages. one of two very similar things: The two countries are often regarded as economic twins. Fewer examples. My twin sister and I have got the same nose.
1. Being two or one of two offspring born at the same birth: twin sisters. 2. Being two or one of two identical or similar people, animals, or things: twin cities; a twin bed. 3. Botany Of or relating to structures, such as flowers, that occur in pairs. 4. Consisting of two identical or similar parts: a twin lamp fixture. 5.
Twin is used to describe two things or ideas that are similar or connected in some way. ...the twin concepts of liberty and equality. Nothing was done to save these women from the twin evils of begging or the workhouse. Synonyms: closely related, parallel, corresponding, complementary More Synonyms of twin.
When mammals have two babies at once, each of them is a twin. If you have a twin brother or sister, the two of you are always the same age. There are identical twins, who have the same DNA, and fraternal twins, who are more like two siblings who happen to be born at the same time.
one of two children who are born to the same mother at the same time. See also. identical twin. Examples. People have difficulty distinguishing Tracy from her twin. It's impossible to tell the twins apart. When Jo told me she had a twin, everything fell into place. Michelle has had twins! There are three sets of twins in the school. twin.
noun. /twɪn/ one of two children born at the same time to the same mother. She's expecting twins. If you're carrying (= expecting) twins or triplets, that can put you at risk. I'm 5 months pregnant with twins. Collocations Children.
Twin definition: One of two identical or similar people, animals, or things; a counterpart.
