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sibling

Definition for sibling

noun as in sister or brother

Strongest matches

brother, relative, sister

Strong matches

kin, kinfolk, sib

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Example Sentences

Her adopted daughter tried to suffocate a younger biological sibling.

After losing her father and young sibling to Ebola, 6-year-old Liberian Miatta Urey is a symbol of hope in the midst of tragedy.

My father lost his last surviving sibling, my Aunt Sally, in 2007.

Wendy Kramer is co-founder, with her donor-conceived son Ryan, of the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR).

“Go on then,” she said, as if humoring a grating younger sibling.

We saw on our left the large monastery of Delaling, and, a little way off, the Gomba of Sibling.

The extended family groupings in terms of matrilocal residence or centered around a sibling group are amorphous but flexible.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sibling, such as: brother, relative, sister, kin, kinfolk, and sib.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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