sibling
noun
a brother or sister.
siblings
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pluralof sibling.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The people that know you now through that special know your story of being one of 13 siblings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
At one hearing, three defendants were visibly moved when they saw their siblings, who had come from France, for the first time in years.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Akhtar is 14 years older than one of her siblings, Mohammed Rafi, now 32, and said the treatment he received growing up was a lot more accepting.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
I had six siblings, all of them older, so while I didn’t know what lonely meant at an early age, I did spend a lot of time alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Sunny shrieked, which meant “I’d much prefer gardening to sitting around watching my siblings struggle through law books.”
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
