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: sib sense 2
also
: 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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Their sibling, also known as the Prodigal, self-exiled to escape the pain and guilt of being the source of the world's destruction.
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EW.com, 15 July 2025
Spieth’s hand is lovingly resting on his son, while more little hands reach out to touch the newborn—those are Sully’s older siblings, Sophie, 22 months, and Sammy, 3.
—Clea Haran, Parents, 15 July 2025
In Season 3, the ultra-rich — as exemplified by a trio of reuniting gal pals, a family and its trio of young adult siblings, and an age-gap couple — take to a premier wellness resort in Thailand to escape (for better and for worse) the fraught realities of their daily life.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 July 2025
Lavigne grew up in a four-bedroom house with seven siblings, where her mother performed daily culinary miracles.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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EW.com, 15 July 2025
Spieth’s hand is lovingly resting on his son, while more little hands reach out to touch the newborn—those are Sully’s older siblings, Sophie, 22 months, and Sammy, 3.
—Clea Haran, Parents, 15 July 2025
In Season 3, the ultra-rich — as exemplified by a trio of reuniting gal pals, a family and its trio of young adult siblings, and an age-gap couple — take to a premier wellness resort in Thailand to escape (for better and for worse) the fraught realities of their daily life.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 July 2025
Lavigne grew up in a four-bedroom house with seven siblings, where her mother performed daily culinary miracles.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sibling
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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sibling. Accessed 21 Jul. 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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