Sibling

//ˈsɪb.lɪŋ//

Synonyms for "sibling" (66 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Strong matches (19)

Related words (33)

Noun(1 words)
sib

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More general

2 entries

at location

1 entries

capable of

1 entries

derived

28 entries

Showing 16 of 28 words.

derived from

1 entries

has context

1 entries

is a

2 entries

related to

5 entries

Translations

169 translations across 92 languages.

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Arabic

2 entries
  • شَقِيق noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • شَقِيقَة noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

1 entries
  • ܐܲܚ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • bacı-qardaş noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Balinese

1 entries
  • adi noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Banjarese

1 entries
  • dangsanak noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Bengali

1 entries
  • সহোদর noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Bikol Central

1 entries
  • tugang noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • брат noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • сестра noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Burmese

1 entries
  • မောင်နှမ noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Catalan

2 entries
  • germana noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • germà noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎤᏙ noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Chickasaw

2 entries
  • ittibaapishi noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • tibaapishi noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 兄弟姊妹 noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 兄弟 noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • 兄弟姐妹 noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • 同胞 noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • 姐妹 noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Czech

1 entries
  • sourozenec noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Danish

3 entries
  • bror noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • søskende noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • søster noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Dutch

2 entries
  • brus noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • sibling noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • gefrato noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • gefratoj noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Estonian

1 entries
  • õve noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Ewe

2 entries
  • nɔvi noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • tsɛ noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Faroese

1 entries
  • systkin noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Fijian

1 entries
  • taci noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Finnish

1 entries
  • sisarus noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

French

4 entries
  • adelphe noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • fratrie noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • frère et sœur noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • frères et sœurs noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Galician

2 entries
  • irmá noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • irmán noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Georgian

2 entries
  • და-ძმა noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • დედმამიშვილი noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

German

4 entries
  • Bruder noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • Geschwister noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • Geschwisterchen noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • Geschwisterkind noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Greek

1 entries
  • αδέλφι noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Greenlandic

1 entries
  • qatanngut noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • אַחַאי noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Higaonon

1 entries
  • sulud noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Hindi

1 entries
  • सहोदर noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • testvér noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • systkin noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Ido

1 entries
  • frato noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Ilocano

4 entries
  • ading noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • kabagis noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • kabsat noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • kaka noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • adik noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • kakak noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • saudara noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Iranun

2 entries
  • ari noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • dadi' noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Irish

2 entries
  • deartháireacha agus/nó deirfiúracha noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • siblín noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Isnag

1 entries
  • waxi noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Italian

4 entries
  • congiunto noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • consanguineo noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • fratello noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • germano noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 兄弟兄弟姉妹 noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • 同胞 noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • 同胞 noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Javanese

4 entries
  • adhi noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • ari noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • kangmas noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • rayi noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Kabuverdianu

2 entries
  • armun noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • irmon noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Kapampangan

1 entries
  • kapatad noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Karo Batak

1 entries
  • agi noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • бауыр noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Khiamniungan Naga

2 entries
  • thāthōng noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • thāthōng noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Kongo

2 entries
  • lêki noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • yaya noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Korean

2 entries
  • 형제 noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • 형제자매 noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Laboya

2 entries
  • ali noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • kaiya noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Lao

2 entries
  • ອ້າຍນ້ອງ noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • ອ້າຽນ້ອຽ noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Latin

4 entries
  • frater noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • germana noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • germanus noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • soror noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Latvian

2 entries
  • brālis noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • māsa noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • brolija noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Low German

1 entries
  • Bölkenkind noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Lushootseed

2 entries
  • sqa noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • suq'ʷaʔ noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Malay

4 entries
  • abang noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • adik noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • kakak noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • ابڠ noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • സഹോദരർ noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Minangkabau

1 entries
  • dunsanak noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Navajo

3 entries
  • bił hajííjééʼ noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • hakʼis noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • halah noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • xwişk û bira noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • xwişkûbira noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • søsken noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Paiwan

1 entries
  • marekakakaka noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Pangasinan

1 entries
  • agik noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Pennsylvania German

1 entries
  • Gschwischder noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Persian

2 entries
  • همشیره noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • همنیا noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Pirahã

1 entries
  • ’ahaigí–gíi noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Polish

1 entries
  • rodzeństwo noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • irmã noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • irmão noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Russian

4 entries
  • брат noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • сестра́ noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • си́блинг noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • сибс noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Slovak

1 entries
  • súrodenec noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Slovene

1 entries
  • sorojenec noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Spanish

2 entries
  • hermana noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • hermano noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Swahili

1 entries
  • ndugu noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Swedish

1 entries
  • syskon noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • kaka noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • kapatid noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Tatar

1 entries
  • кардәш noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Telugu

1 entries
  • తోబుట్టువు noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Thai

3 entries
  • น้อง noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • พี่ noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • พี่น้อง noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Tonga (Zambia)

1 entries
  • munyoko noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Turkish

1 entries
  • kardeş noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • родже́нство noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • суро́дженець noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Urdu

1 entries
  • سہودر noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • قېرىنداش noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • anh chị em noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Volapük

3 entries
  • gem noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • higem noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • jigem noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Waray-Waray

1 entries
  • bug-to noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Welsh

2 entries
  • brodyr a/neu chwiorydd noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • sibling noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

West Coast Bajau

1 entries
  • adi' noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Yoruba

2 entries
  • àbúrò noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • ẹ̀gbọ́n noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

Zazaki

2 entries
  • bra (diq) noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)
  • wa (diq) noun (person who shares same parents — see also brother, sister)

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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