sibling

noun

Definition of siblingnext
as in sister
a person connected with another by a common parent I asked her if she had any siblings.

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Recent Examples of sibling Despite being married, Amal (Amer) still lives with her parents and siblings while her husband Omar (Mostafa Noureldin) tries to scrape enough money together to build a house for themselves and their baby on the way. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026 The esteemed watchmaker has just unveiled its third Triple Split timepiece, following behind its white-gold and pink-gold siblings that were debuted in 2018 and 2021, respectively. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2026 Even after she was gone, her sibling was observed making another ball from paper waste. — Isabel Gil, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2026 Two years later, Missy gave birth to their son, Holden — and right away, the siblings had an instant connection. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sibling
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  1. sister
  2. brother
  3. cousin
  4. relative
Noun
  • Peyton Stewart was a 21-year-old international business major who grew up with her sister in Westwood, New Jersey, studied abroad in London and interned at TikTok.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Several other concepts have closed in Park Place within the past few months, including Panache Chocolatier; Session Taco’s spinoff, LaPez ModMex; French restaurant Aixois Sud; and Bamboo Penny’s sister concept, Aqua Penny’s.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of sister
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  • Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin broke out of Alcatraz by digging holes in the prison walls using spoons from the cafeteria.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Stevie Nicks' Fleetwood Mac bandmate Mick Fleetwood paid tribute to Christopher Nicks in an emotional Instagram post, which featured a black-and-white throwback photo of the brother-sister pair.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of brother
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  • The prizes’ name is a reference to Ignatius (Ig) Nobel—a fictional character said to be a distant cousin of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel, for whom the Nobel Prizes are named—and is also a pun on the word ignoble.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The Tell Me Lies star, 29, remembers playing with makeup as a child, experimenting on her younger sister and cousin.
    — Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cousin
Noun
  • Suresh Raut, deputy manager at the Nepal Electricity Authority, who was at the rescue site when the body was discovered, said an 11-man team, including relatives of the missing, has been dispatched to search the surrounding area.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Ahmed Atwe, also waiting at the checkpoint, said his relative, Mohammed Juheir, was a fisherman from the border town of Naqoura who was captured at sea by Israeli forces a year ago, when a ceasefire agreement was in place.
    — Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of relative

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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibling. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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