fraternal twin
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fraternal twin
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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If one fraternal twin is autistic, the chance that the other twin is also autistic is about 20%, or about the same as it would be for a nontwin sibling.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
The results were consistent across both identical and fraternal twin pairs.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
For more expansive searches with a high rate of success, I also signed up for Worldpackers and its fraternal twin, Workaway.
From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2022
Saharsh’s favorite pastime is quizzing his fraternal twin sister, Deetya Sai Vuppala, about interesting words.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022
Not the shy girl with the tangled black hair in her face, but instead her fraternal twin brother.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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