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
If your child cheats while playing a game with a sibling, the sibling may not want to play with them again.
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Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Perhaps more impressively, Aston says that, when the roof is closed, noise inside the cabin is comparable to that of the Vantage’s coupe sibling.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
Dozens of Facebook users celebrated the update, including several who shared well wishes for the siblings.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Perhaps more impressively, Aston says that, when the roof is closed, noise inside the cabin is comparable to that of the Vantage’s coupe sibling.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
Dozens of Facebook users celebrated the update, including several who shared well wishes for the siblings.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sibling
Noun
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In the backseat were Dsouza’s older sister, Haily Dsouza, 21, and friend Crystal Alba-Figueroa, neither of whom survived the crash.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Survivors include his mother; his ex-wife, Ann; daughters Aidan and Ryan; son Lucas; and his sister Shelley.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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To make a film, David needed both his brother and Zwerin.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Paul was in Washington, D.C., with his brother Logan and UFC star Conor McGregor.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Dennis and Cheryl McMurray had come home from dinner on Jan. 7 and were preparing for bed when Cheryl’s cousin called.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement His cousin, Lalo Lopez, put out the news on social and local media and got politicians such as L.A. Councilmember Monica Rodriguez to spread the word.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Many clients are anxious and disturbed, not only because relatives’ flights have been canceled, but because of other actions the administration has already taken to clamp down on immigration.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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The apartment had belonged to Kori Delcourt’s grandparents, whose closest relative was her uncle.—
Ben Wieder and,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibling. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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