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- Dictionarysibling/ˈsɪblɪŋ/
noun
- 1. each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister: "my father has always supported my siblings and me"
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The meaning of SIBLING is sib; also : one of two or more individuals having one common parent. How to use sibling in a sentence.
a brother or sister: I have four siblings: three brothers and a sister . There was great sibling rivalry (= competition ) between Peter and his brother .
a brother or sister: I have four siblings: three brothers and a sister . There was great sibling rivalry (= competition ) between Peter and his brother .
Sibling definition: a brother or sister.. See examples of SIBLING used in a sentence.
A sibling is a relative that shares at least one parent with the other person. A male sibling is a brother, and a female sibling is a sister. Somebody with no siblings is an only child . A sister (female sibling) carrying her brother (male sibling).
one of two or more persons born of the same parents or, sometimes, having one parent in common; brother or sister
The word sibling once meant anyone who is related to you, but now it's reserved for children of the same parent or parents. It is a word that was once out of use but then brought back into English in the early 1900s as a useful word in anthropology.
sibling. noun. /ˈsɪblɪŋ/. /ˈsɪblɪŋ/. (formal or specialist) a brother or sister. squabbles between siblings. sibling rivalry (= competition between brothers and sisters) The younger children were badly treated by older siblings.
Sibling definition: One of two or more persons born of the same parents or, sometimes, having one parent in common; brother or sister.
Define sibling. sibling synonyms, sibling pronunciation, sibling translation, English dictionary definition of sibling. n. One of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister.
