as in sister
a person connected with another by a common parent
I asked her if she had any siblings.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of sibling
Based in Nashville, the Moore siblings were among Ernst & Young Entrepreneurs of the Year in the Southeast this year.
—
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
In most cases, the donor is not a sibling, which introduces the risk that the donor’s immune cells will attack the recipient’s body, a phenomenon called graft-versus-host disease.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
But the people who can relate most to his pain presently are his siblings.
—Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
How younger siblings are managing their grief with the help of a camp just for them.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sibling
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
In most cases, the donor is not a sibling, which introduces the risk that the donor’s immune cells will attack the recipient’s body, a phenomenon called graft-versus-host disease.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
But the people who can relate most to his pain presently are his siblings.
—Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
How younger siblings are managing their grief with the help of a camp just for them.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sibling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sibling
Noun
-
The gesture, while technically an invitation, didn’t seem to mend any bridges between the sisters.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
-
In fact, just last year, Parton and her sister Rachel Parton George published Good Lookin' Cookin, and three of the cookbook’s 80 recipes are for mashed potatoes.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
That’s when Draymond Green, the older brother figure for the Warriors, got the microphone and chimed in with a different idea.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
-
With his wife Sharon, their then two-year-old twin daughters, brother Ariel and his partner Arbel, Cunio was among 76 people kidnapped from the Nir Oz kibbutz some four miles (7km) from the Gaza border, while another 47 inhabitants were killed.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Francesca and her new husband Sir John Kilmartin are headed to his estate in Scotland with Eloise and his cousin, Michaela Stirling (a character gender swapped from the books).—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
14 Oct. 2025
-
Diane Keaton gave you the language but your cousin gave you safety.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The Othram lab used the sample to build a DNA profile, CEO David Mittelman confirmed to CNN, and from there, the FBI’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Unit and local county investigators searched for potential relatives of the suspect, leading them to Richard Bilodeau.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
-
Meanwhile, Dinidoridae’s relatives are causing havoc elsewhere.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibling. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share