sibship

[ sib-ship ]
/ ˈsɪb ʃɪp /

noun Anthropology.

the condition of being a member of a sib.

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Origin of sibship

sib + -ship

Words nearby sibship

sibilate, sibirʾ, sibiu, sibling, sibling species, sibship, sibuyan sea, sibyl, sibylla, sibylline, sibylline books
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British Dictionary definitions for sibship

sibship
/ (ˈsɪbʃɪp) /

noun

a group of children of the same parents
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Medical definitions for sibship

sibship
[ sĭb′shĭp′ ]

n.

The children produced by one pair of parents.
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