Library / English Dictionary

SIB

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another

Synonyms:

blood relation; blood relative; cognate; sib

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sib" is a kind of...):

relation; relative (a person related by blood or marriage)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person's brother or sister

Synonyms:

sib; sibling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sib" is a kind of...):

relation; relative (a person related by blood or marriage)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sib"):

half blood (one of siblings who have only one parent in common)

quad; quadruplet (one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy)

quin; quint; quintuplet (one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy)

triplet (one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy)

twin (either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy)

Holonyms ("sib" is a member of...):

family; family unit (primary social group; parents and children)

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