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: sib sense 2
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: one of two or more individuals having one common parent
2
: one of two or more things related by a common tie or characteristic
the sedan's smaller sibling
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Her siblings, a 10-year-old and a 7-year-old, both survived.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
His younger siblings, Bailey and Jaxon, and father, Jason, were proud from afar — as was his great-grandmother, Beatrice, who passed away in 2019.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
Athena joins older siblings Sienna, to whom Beatrice gave birth in September 2021, and Wolfie, who is Mapelli Mozzi’s son from a previous relationship.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
The siblings, now named Fern, Thistle and Spruce, were found to be relatively healthy but thin after a week or so without their mother, zoo officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
His younger siblings, Bailey and Jaxon, and father, Jason, were proud from afar — as was his great-grandmother, Beatrice, who passed away in 2019.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
Athena joins older siblings Sienna, to whom Beatrice gave birth in September 2021, and Wolfie, who is Mapelli Mozzi’s son from a previous relationship.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
The siblings, now named Fern, Thistle and Spruce, were found to be relatively healthy but thin after a week or so without their mother, zoo officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sibling. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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sibling
noun
sib·ling
ˈsib-liŋ 
: one of two or more individuals having the same parents or sometimes only one parent in common
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