as in sister
a person connected with another by a common parent
I asked her if she had any siblings.
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The Succession actor, 42, grew up in a large family with six siblings, including Macaulay Culkin and Dakota.
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
An overweight cat has left the internet in stitches for trying to muscle in on her skinnier sibling's meal.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Born in 1929 in Newark, New Jersey, to Russian Jewish immigrants, Marcus was the youngest of four siblings.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Kevin is one of six siblings and has a daughter of his own.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
An overweight cat has left the internet in stitches for trying to muscle in on her skinnier sibling's meal.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Born in 1929 in Newark, New Jersey, to Russian Jewish immigrants, Marcus was the youngest of four siblings.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Kevin is one of six siblings and has a daughter of his own.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sibling
Noun
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Ask her to stop with the mean-spirited stories about your sister — or else.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Similarly, a pair of individuals thought to be sisters, or mother and daughter, were found to include at least one genetic male.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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His best man was Russ Taufa of Seattle and his attendants were his brother, Jason Lear, and Luke Taufa and Dr. Colin Behl, all of Seattle; Chad Smith of Jersey City, N.J.; Jordon Lewis of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and Kirt Thomas of Little Rock.Cary Jenkins, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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His younger brother, Travis, plays for the Kansas City Chiefs and is dating Swift.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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Los Angeles police officers responded to a call by a cousin of Jamora around 2:50 a.m., with Hayes being arrested for resisting a police officer.Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 3 Nov. 2024
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The cousins are only three weeks apart in age, but their differences could not be more pronounced.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Instead, they’re usually viewed as close relatives.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Like its relatives in the squash family, pumpkin is a fruit.Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Sibling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibling. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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