Twinborn

Twinborn
Twinborn \Twin"born`\, a. Born at the same birth. [1913 Webster]

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  • twinborn — [twinbôrn′] adj. born as a twin or twins …   English World dictionary

  • twinborn — adjective born a twin or twins twinborn sisters …   Wiktionary

  • twinborn — adjective Date: 1598 born at the same birth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • twinborn — /twin bawrn /, adj. born at the same birth. [1590 1600; TWIN1 + BORN] * * * …   Universalium

  • twinborn — adj. born with another in the same birth …   English contemporary dictionary

  • twinborn — twin•born [[t]ˈtwɪnˌbɔrn[/t]] adj. med born at the same birth • Etymology: 1590–1600 …   From formal English to slang

  • twinborn — /ˈtwɪnbɔn/ (say twinbawn) adjective born at the same birth …  

  • twinborn — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : born at the same birth * * * /twin bawrn /, adj. born at the same birth. [1590 1600; TWIN1 + BORN] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Free-martin — Free mar tin, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An imperfect female calf, twinborn with a male, which is sterile as a result of exposure to masculinizing hormones. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • freemartin — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1681 a sexually imperfect usually sterile female calf twinborn with a male …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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