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sibship

[sib-ship]

noun

Anthropology.
  1. the condition of being a member of a sib.



sibship

/ ˈsɪbʃɪp /

noun

  1. a group of children of the same parents

“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
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It turns out that sibship is the best thing my parents did for me.

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These are some of the things I’ve learned about the key stages of what I call sibship, after 40 years sharing my life with my brothers and sisters.

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Sibship at this age is a CBeebies version of Mission Impossible: the world is full of intrigue and excitement; this is the age of hatching plans and whispering secrets.

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Auto-immune disorders are strongly inversely-related to sibship.

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Sibship can be the antidote to helicopter parenting.

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