twin

¹twin

noun \ˈtwin\

Definition of TWIN

1

a : either of two offspring produced at a birth b plural capitalized : gemini

2

: one of two persons or things closely related to or resembling each other

3

: a compound crystal composed of two adjoining crystals or parts of crystals of the same kind that share a common plane of atoms

— twin·ship \-ˌship\ noun

Examples of TWIN

1. She's the mother of twins.
2. The twins went swimming after lunch.
3. My sister just had twins.
4. Sarah and her brother are twins.

Origin of TWIN

Middle English, from twin twofold

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to TWIN

Synonyms: companion, fellow, half, match, mate

Related Words: coordinate; coequal, counterpart, equal, equivalent, like, parallel, peer, rival; carbon copy, double, duplicate, facsimile, identical twin, likeness, mirror image, replica, ringer; analogue (or analog), similarity

Near Antonyms: antipode, antithesis, contrary, converse, opposite, reverse

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Rhymes with TWIN

bin, blin, chin, din, fin, Finn, Fyn, gin, grin, Gwyn, hin, in, inn, kin, linn, Lynn, pin, shin, Shin, sin, skin, spin, thin, tin, whin, win, wynn, yin, zin