siblings

noun

plural of sibling
as in sisters
a person connected with another by a common parent I asked her if she had any siblings.

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Recent Examples of siblings When photographer Phan Quang took this portrait of the siblings in 2014, the family spanned four generations – including a great-grandchild seated on the woman’s lap. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 Friends, siblings and even parents stand before a crowd of more than 100 people to explain why their favorite person deserves a chance at connection. — Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 Amid reports of a distant relationship with his older half-siblings, new claims have emerged about the First Son’s upbringing. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 13 July 2026 The Graham siblings had a close relationship forged by the death of their parents just over a year apart. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 13 July 2026 Police identified the siblings as 9-year-old Steve Allen and 15-year-old Giovanna Marie, who attended Western High School. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 13 July 2026 The royal siblings were animated fans in the stands and erupted in cheers when Carlos Alcaraz of Spain clinched the win. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026 One of three siblings, de Boüard-Rivoal grew up on the Angelus holding before graduating from Bordeaux University’s Faculty of Economics and France’s ESCP-EAP business school. — Lewis Chester, Robb Report, 11 July 2026 Both his siblings recalled how their father relentlessly beat Sochor, and his mother described herself as abusive. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siblings
  1. sisters
  2. relatives
  3. cousins
  4. brothers
  5. relations
Noun
  • The sisters last attended Wimbledon together in 2024, when Princess Charlotte joined them in the Royal Box.
    — Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • But soon Ludivine grew worried that her son was not developing as well as his two older sisters had.
    — Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Definition of sisters
Noun
  • That effectively restricted membership of the imperial family to immediate relatives of then Emperor Hirohito, pruning 11 collateral branches, and setting the scene for the current shortage.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of relatives
Noun
  • The claim comes a week after the county completed an internal investigation and began the process of firing four social workers involved in placing Jaxon with his paternal cousins.
    — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • In a sit-down interview with ABC News' Senior National Correspondent Steve Osunsami, Banks met Salvatore Pace, one of his white cousins who is a Jefferson Randolph Coolidge descendant, for the first time.
    — Briana Stewart, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of cousins
Noun
  • The family — Wilber’s mom, two older brothers and younger sister — had since grown accustomed to regular appointments with ICE as part of their application.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • When the Wright brothers first flew, the doubt was never about whether the machine worked, but whether flight would ever be something ordinary people used without a second thought.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of brothers
Noun
  • Strategic thinking, understanding situations, client relations and accountability cannot be transferred to an algorithm.
    — Tyler Dykstra, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The former congresswoman expressed interest in starting a new political party after her public split from the Republican Party over the handling of the Epstein files and relations with Israel.
    — Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026
Definition of relations

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