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 Angelo Jones grew up in Kansas City with four siblings, Nana Jones said. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 Police, witnesses and people who know the two siblings said the boys are under 10 years old and live several blocks from the crash site. — Da Lin, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026 These siblings, hatched this year at Montrose Beach, are the grandchildren of Monty and Rose, who sparked a citywide conservation movement after raising the first successful piping plovers chicks in Chicago in more than 70 years. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Caruga’s family was at Barbecho’s arraignment, the sibling said. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sibling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sibling
  1. sister
  2. brother
  3. cousin
  4. relative
Noun
  • The sisters, along with their mother, were vacationing in Florida while Tran stayed home in San Jose.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In 2017, Leo and Lenny made their Wimbledon debut with their sisters to see Federer win his first Wimbledon title since 2012.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of sister
Noun
  • The arrogant, brooding youth is gone almost entirely, and someone far more circumspect and humbled kneels before his older brother.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In that time, Sezalory had three kids, lost a brother and navigated her mother’s cancer diagnosis, all of which brought a new perspective.
    — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of brother
Noun
  • Also sentenced to death in the same case was Assad’s maternal cousin Atef Najib, who was convicted of overseeing a crackdown in the southern province of Daraa that led to the uprising and later the civil war.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Also sentenced to death in the same case was Assad’s maternal cousin Atef Najib for leading the crackdown in the southern province of Daraa that led to the uprising and later the civil war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of cousin
Noun
  • At that point, the group had been missing for more than 24 hours and their relatives hadn’t been able to reach them, the agency said.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
  • From then on, my brother and I grew up in upper-middle-class Delhi, surrounded by relatives.
    — Karan Mahajan, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibling. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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