Sibling

/ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/

Synonyms for "sibling" (76 found)

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Closest matches (16)

Noun(5 words)
affiliatedagnateakinalliedancestryavuncularbloodblood relationblood relativeclansmanclosely related

Strong matches (22)

Noun(2 words)
closely related speciescongeneric
cognatecollateralcollateral relativecongenericconnectionsconsanguineconsanguineanconsanguineousdistaff sidedistant relationdistantly relatedenatefamilyfleshflesh and bloodfolksfostergermangermane
Adjective(1 words)

Related words (38)

Noun(4 words)
relatedsistersister speciessisters

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

6 entries
family memberfamily relationrelationrelativespeciestaxonomic relation

More specific

7 entries
congeneric speciescryptic speciesfull-siblinghalf-siblingsibling speciessister speciesstep-sibling

Collocations

9 entries
elder siblingfull siblingsibling data setsibling groupsibling pairssibling relationshipsibling rivalrysibling speciesyounger sibling

Inflections

3 entries
more sibling-likemost sibling-likesiblings

Derivations

5 entries

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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I've got very bad genes. Seven out of ten siblings of my grandparents died of cancer, including themselves. Three of four siblings of my parents died of the same. My only sibling, Tom, developed lung cancer a year ago. I can't help thinking when my turn is.

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There was a lot of sibling rivalry between Tom and his brother.

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I have only one sibling.

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What would you call the non-binary sibling of one of your parents?

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