sibling
[ sib-ling ]
/ ˈsɪb lɪŋ /
Save This Word!
noun
a brother or sister.
Anthropology. a comember of a sib, a unilateral descent group thought to share kinship through a common ancestor.
adjective
of or relating to a brother or sister: sibling rivalry.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON THE MANY TYPES OF NOUNS
They're everywhere you turn, but can you identify the 10 types of nouns easily? This quiz will test your mettle against singular, plural, concrete, abstract, common, proper, collective, compound, countable, and uncountable nouns!
Question 1 of 7
Shoelaces, rainbow, toothpaste, and haircuts are all what type of noun?
Meet Grammar Coach
Improve Your Writing
OTHER WORDS FROM sibling
half-sibling, nounWords nearby sibling
sibilant, sibilant rale, sibilate, Sibirʾ, Sibiu, sibling, sibling species, sibship, sibutramine, Sibuyan Sea, sibyl
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for sibling
British Dictionary definitions for sibling
sibling
/ (ˈsɪblɪŋ) /
noun
- a person's brother or sister
- (as modifier)sibling rivalry
any fellow member of a sib
Word Origin for sibling
C19: specialized modern use of Old English sibling relative, from sib; see -ling 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for sibling
sibling
[ sĭb′lĭng ]
n.
One of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.