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
Israel's birth — including footage of mom Jill's more than 70 hours of labor — aired on 19 Kids and Counting (even though neither of his siblings' births were filmed), and Spurgeon's birth aired on Jill & Jessa: Counting On.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Born in 1927, the Charlotte native grew up in the Greenville neighborhood with five siblings and graduated from West Charlotte High.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025
For parents who strategically plan their naming process, these can complement your baby’s existing siblings' short names or easily stand on their own.
—Stephanie Kasulka, Parents, 20 Feb. 2025
Billy Barratt and Sora Wong play the siblings who may or may not be sacrificed…or possessed.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Born in 1927, the Charlotte native grew up in the Greenville neighborhood with five siblings and graduated from West Charlotte High.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025
For parents who strategically plan their naming process, these can complement your baby’s existing siblings' short names or easily stand on their own.
—Stephanie Kasulka, Parents, 20 Feb. 2025
Billy Barratt and Sora Wong play the siblings who may or may not be sacrificed…or possessed.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sibling
Noun
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His younger sisters, ages 12 and 13, were too afraid to ever leave — as was the boy — because their mother had instructed them to never answer the door or go outside, authorities said.—
Gina Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Her social calendar includes serving as a bridesmaid — along with her other J6 sister, Ms. Stallings — at Ms. Williams’s upcoming wedding.—
Meridith Kohut,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Lenovo led the charge with its 16-inch Legion Pro 7i with a whopping 250-watt TDP, and its little brothers the Legion Pro 5 and 5i, both with the same size screen and a lower but still respectable 200-watt TDP.—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The 13-track album was produced at home in Chihuahua, alongside his twin brother, Bryan Kaarl.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Their fathers did, their uncles, their cousins, their friends, their neighbors, everybody.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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Our group had grown to 10 — members of the Kohlberg family, friends, cousins, a wine executive or two.—
Danielle Pergament Nick Ballón,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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The focus of the show’s first room is looking at the structure of a basket to understand which plant relatives are part of that creation of a basket—everything from Juncus to deergrass to yucca.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Investigators have also been unable to locate any living relatives of the Matthews family.—
Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibling. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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