sibling

American  

[sib-ling] / ˈsɪb lɪŋ /

noun

1. a brother or sister.

2. Anthropology. a comember of a sib, a unilateral descent group thought to share kinship through a common ancestor.

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adjective

1. of or relating to a brother or sister.

   sibling rivalry.

sibling British  

/ ˈsɪblɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. a person's brother or sister

   2. ( as modifier )

      sibling rivalry

2. any fellow member of a sib

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Other Word Forms

• half-sibling noun

Etymology

Origin of sibling

before 1000; late Middle English: relative, Old English; sib, -ling ¹

Example Sentences

Inside, it had evolved as each of my siblings felt that sharing a room wasn’t fun anymore.

From Literature

“Not compared to the rest of my siblings.”

From Literature

She and her two siblings grew up under the watchful eye of a taxidermied chicken in a museum case that her parents picked up on their honeymoon.

From The Wall Street Journal

The oldest of four siblings, Jordan and Eden spent nearly all of their childhood in Ottawa.

From Los Angeles Times

In the absence of a will, your mother and her siblings would have been your grandmother’s legal heirs.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• brother
• relative
• sister