fraternal twin

noun

1. one of a pair of twins, not necessarily resembling each other, or of the same sex, that develop from two separately fertilized ova.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fraternal twin¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Yoselin’s first job, at 16, was babysitting Charlotte and her two younger siblings, fraternal twins.

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The results were consistent across both identical and fraternal twin pairs.

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The girls are described as fraternal twins - with rare separate birthdays.

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Portugal found that the looking preferences of the genetically identical twins were more similar than those of the fraternal twins.

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In a nice pairing, identical twin Catholic clergy baptized a pair of fraternal twins during a recent Mass in Pennsylvania, The Times’ Sean Salai reports.

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Related Words

• Siamese twin 
• identical twin