sibling

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Recent Examples of sibling The Succession actor, 42, grew up in a large family with six siblings, including Macaulay Culkin and Dakota. Rachel Flynn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 An overweight cat has left the internet in stitches for trying to muscle in on her skinnier sibling's meal. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Born in 1929 in Newark, New Jersey, to Russian Jewish immigrants, Marcus was the youngest of four siblings. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024 Kevin is one of six siblings and has a daughter of his own. Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sibling 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sibling
Noun
  • Ask her to stop with the mean-spirited stories about your sister — or else.
    Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Similarly, a pair of individuals thought to be sisters, or mother and daughter, were found to include at least one genetic male.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Another fraternity brother shows me photos from two nights before, when snow flurries blanketed the area at night.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Mann was aiming at his brother Heinrich, a novelist and an essayist of nearly equal renown, whose liberal politics led him to support Germany’s enemies, France and Britain.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Her cousin Derek Daigneault, 29, of Wichita, Kansas, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for her murder after an investigation that spanned two states, the DA's office said.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The pasta maker, in full sight of the dining room, is a cousin of the family of owners.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Instead, they’re usually viewed as close relatives.
    Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Like its relatives in the squash family, pumpkin is a fruit.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024

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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibling. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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