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: sib sense 2
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: one of two or more individuals having one common parent
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: one of two or more things related by a common tie or characteristic
the sedan's smaller sibling
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Danielle has a large family Viola’s younger sister, Danielle, is the most private of her siblings.
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Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
Alton had no kids, and his siblings are scattered across Texas and parts of California.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
Frustrated and Sad Dear Frustrated: The youngest sibling in any family tends to witness a lot.
—Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 23 May 2024
The series, based on the graphic novel by My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way, is about a set of estranged, super-powered siblings, who come back together after the death of their slightly megalomaniacal father.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 23 May 2024
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Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
Alton had no kids, and his siblings are scattered across Texas and parts of California.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
Frustrated and Sad Dear Frustrated: The youngest sibling in any family tends to witness a lot.
—Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 23 May 2024
The series, based on the graphic novel by My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way, is about a set of estranged, super-powered siblings, who come back together after the death of their slightly megalomaniacal father.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 23 May 2024
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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sibling. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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sibling
noun
sib·ling
ˈsib-liŋ 
: one of two or more individuals having the same parents or sometimes only one parent in common
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