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- Dictionarysibling/ˈsɪblɪŋ/
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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a brother or sister: I have four siblings: three brothers and a sister . There was great sibling rivalry (= competition ) between Peter and his brother .
A sibling is your brother or sister. It's that simple. 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.
The meaning of SIBLING is sib; also : one of two or more individuals having one common parent. How to use sibling in a sentence.
The word sibling was reintroduced in 1903 in an article in Biometrika, as a translation for the German Geschwister, having not been used since Middle English, specifically 1425. [4] [5] Siblings or full-siblings ( [ full] sisters or brothers) share the same biological parents.
2 meanings: 1. a. a person's brother or sister b. (as modifier) 2. any fellow member of a sib.... Click for more definitions.
a brother or sister: I have four siblings: three brothers and a sister . There was great sibling rivalry (= competition ) between Peter and his brother .
Define sibling. sibling synonyms, sibling pronunciation, sibling translation, English dictionary definition of sibling. n. One of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister.
Sibling definition: One of two or more persons born of the same parents or, sometimes, having one parent in common; brother or sister.
Sibling definition: a brother or sister.. See examples of SIBLING used in a sentence.
Definition of sibling noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
