sibling — sib ling [sub + ling.] (s[i^]b l[i^]ng), n. a brother or a sister. Note: Siblings have at least one parent in common. Those related only by a common mother are {uterine siblings}; those related only by a common father are {agnate siblings} or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sibling rivalry — is a type of competition or animosity among brothers and sisters, blood related or not. 82% of people in Western countries have at least one sibling, and siblings generally spend more time together during childhood than they do with parents. The… … Wikipedia
sibling — brother or sister, 1903, modern revival (in anthropology) of O.E. sibling relative, kinsman, from sibb (adj.) kinship, relationship; love, friendship, from P.Gmc. *sebjo blood relation, relative, properly one s own (Cf. O.S. sibba, O.Fris., M.Du … Etymology dictionary
Sibling — Brother(s) and Sister(s) redirect here. For other uses, see Brother (disambiguation), Brothers (disambiguation), Sister (disambiguation), and Sisters (disambiguation) Relationships … Wikipedia
Sibling Rivalry — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Eine fast anständige Frau Originaltitel: Sibling Rivalry Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1990 Länge: 84 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
brother-german — sibling sib ling [sub + ling.] (s[i^]b l[i^]ng), n. a brother or a sister. Note: Siblings have at least one parent in common. Those related only by a common mother are {uterine siblings}; those related only by a common father are {agnate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sibling species — noun Etymology: translation of German geschwisterarten : one of two or more closely related species that are morphologically nearly or completely indistinguishable but are reproductively isolated * * * sibling species, any one of several species… … Useful english dictionary
sibling — Synonyms and related words: affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, ancestry, avuncular, blood, blood relation, blood relative, clansman, closely related, cognate, collateral, collateral relative, congeneric, connections, consanguine, consanguinean,… … Moby Thesaurus
brother-german — Brother Broth er (br[u^][th] [ e]r), n.; pl. {Brothers} (br[u^][th] [ e]rz) or {Brethren} (br[e^][th] r[e^]n). See {Brethren}. [OE. brother, AS. br[=o][eth]or; akin to OS. brothar, D. broeder, OHG. pruodar, G. bruder, Icel. br[=o][eth]ir, Sw. &… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brother german — noun a sibling that has two common parents, can also be used for sisters … Wiktionary
