as in sister
a person connected with another by a common parent
I asked her if she had any siblings.
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Recent Examples of sibling
Suddenly these siblings from Adelaide officially became the Next Big Thing.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025
The siblings released a public statement in support of their father in October 2024.
—Janeé Bolden, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
The Australian supernatural horror film follows siblings who uncover a terrifying ritual at their foster mother’s home.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 28 May 2025
On Tuesday, May 27, the official Kelce Brothers Instagram account for Travis, 35, and his older sibling, Jason Kelce, 37, shared photos of the aesthetics and construction site of 1587 Prime.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 May 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025
The siblings released a public statement in support of their father in October 2024.
—Janeé Bolden, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
The Australian supernatural horror film follows siblings who uncover a terrifying ritual at their foster mother’s home.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 28 May 2025
On Tuesday, May 27, the official Kelce Brothers Instagram account for Travis, 35, and his older sibling, Jason Kelce, 37, shared photos of the aesthetics and construction site of 1587 Prime.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sibling
Noun
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After graduating from a Dickensian church-run school and completing a year of college – supported by the meager salaries of his schoolteacher sisters – he was summoned at age 17 to New York by his four brothers, who’d already escaped across the Atlantic.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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The newborns would be cared for by the sisters, who baptized them into the Catholic faith.—
Time,
Time,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Hayley Duff, Tyler Hoechlin, Ashlee Simpson, and brothers George and Geoff Stults all had recurring roles.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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Admittedly, Al wasn't a huge fan of Patrick's little brother tagging along on their outing and began referring to him as his Little House on the Prairie character, Albert, to poke little jabs.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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By contrast, her brood of uncles and cousins, who confusingly resemble the parallel hippie gang in the 1983 sequences, never acquire definition as individual characters.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Keisha’s cousins Tiffany (Paigion Walker) and Brittany (Adriyan Rae), who wore lots of Fenty pieces, cropped jackets, and mini skirts, are the more fashion-forward and trendy out of the central cast.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
Essence,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The vehicle was registered to a relative of Ernest Holmes.—
John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
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That discovery led to a flood of other revelations about birth relatives.—
Barbara Demick,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibling. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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