sib

[ sib ]

adjective

1. related by blood; akin.

noun

1. a kinsman; relative.
2. one's kin or kindred.
3. Anthropology. a unilateral descent group.

sib

¹

/ sɪb /

noun

1. a blood relative
2. a brother or sister; sibling
3. kinsmen collectively; kindred
4. any social unit that is bonded by kinship through one line of descent only

SIB

²

abbreviation for

1. (the former) Securities and Investments Board

Word History and Origins

Origin of sib¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English sib(e), sibb(e), Old English sib(b) (originally an adjective); cognate with Old Norse sifjar (plural) “relatives,” Old Frisian sib (adjective), sibba (noun), Middle Dutch sibbe (noun and adjective), German Sippe “kin”; gossip

Word History and Origins

Origin of sib¹

Old English sibb; related to Old Norse sifjar relatives, Old High German sippa kinship, Latin suus one's own; see gossip

Example Sentences

The Wilson sibs and a rejiggered band, featuring Seattle ax man Ryan Waters and drummer Sean Lane, cap 2023 together onstage after spending the past few years focused on solo projects.

From Seattle Times

The Wilson sibs and a rejiggered band, featuring Seattle ax man Ryan Waters and drummer Sean Lane, cap 2023 together on stage after spending the last few years focused on solo projects.

From Seattle Times

Resolve not to take it for granted that you get to feel some parental sunshine on your face — just not from your sibs.

From Washington Post

Awful in Celadon: I would alert the sib that parameters have been received and noted, and they will be treated as suggestions, not marching orders, thanks in advance for understanding.

From Washington Post

It obviously backfired, but can you embrace any part of this as proof of sibs’ meaning well under duress?

From Washington Post

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