fraternal twin

noun

: either member of a pair of twins that are produced from different eggs and may not have the same sex or appearance

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The titular gang comprises Mac (McElhenney), a closeted wannabe tough guy; the narcissistic prepster Dennis (Glenn Howerton); Dennis’s chronically unsure fraternal twin, Dee (Kaitlin Olson); and the bar’s buffoonish janitor, Charlie (Charlie Day). — Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Lance’s father and Kris’s father were fraternal twin brothers. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

Bush Hager, who is a twin, added that her mother, Laura Bush, often dressed her and her fraternal twin sister, Barbara Pierce Bush, in identical outfits as children, implying that this may be where her aversion to the style trend stems from. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 July 2026

The 2021 Rocky Mountain High graduates described their fraternal twin as a lifeline during their rookie seasons. — Idaho Statesman, 8 June 2026

Rhymes for fraternal twin

• asparagine
• akin
• auxin
• buckskin
• chagrin
• crankpin
• deerskin
• foreskin
• fuchsin
• herein
• kingpin
• linchpin

Kids Definition

fraternal twin

noun

: either of a pair of twins that are produced from different fertilized eggs and may not have the same sex, appearance, or disposition