sib
Americanadjective
noun
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a kinsman; relative.
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one's kin or kindred.
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Anthropology. a unilateral descent group.
noun
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a blood relative
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a brother or sister; sibling
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kinsmen collectively; kindred
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any social unit that is bonded by kinship through one line of descent only
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of sib
First recorded before 900; Middle English sib(e), sibb(e), Old English sib(b) (originally an adjective); cognate with Old Norse sifjar (plural) “relatives,” Old Frisian sib (adjective), sibba (noun), Middle Dutch sibbe (noun and adjective), German Sippe “kin”; gossip
Example Sentences
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The Wilson sibs and a rejiggered band, featuring Seattle ax man Ryan Waters and drummer Sean Lane, cap 2023 together onstage after spending the past few years focused on solo projects.
From Seattle Times
The Wilson sibs and a rejiggered band, featuring Seattle ax man Ryan Waters and drummer Sean Lane, cap 2023 together on stage after spending the last few years focused on solo projects.
From Seattle Times
Resolve not to take it for granted that you get to feel some parental sunshine on your face — just not from your sibs.
From Washington Post
Awful in Celadon: I would alert the sib that parameters have been received and noted, and they will be treated as suggestions, not marching orders, thanks in advance for understanding.
From Washington Post
It obviously backfired, but can you embrace any part of this as proof of sibs’ meaning well under duress?
From Washington Post
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