sib

Meaning

Adj

1. Having kinship or relationship; related by same-bloodedness; kindred.
2. Akin (to); similar (to).

Noun

1. Kindred; kin; kinsmen; a body of persons related by blood in any degree.
2. A kinsman; a blood relation; a relative, near or remote; one closely allied to another; an intimate companion.
3. A sibling, brother or sister (irrespective of gender)
4. Any group of animals or plants sharing a corresponding genetic relation
5. A group of individuals unilaterally descended from a single (real or postulated) common ancestor

Verb

To bring into relation; establish a relationship between; make friendly; reconcile.

Verb

To engage in repetitive behaviors such as eye-poking, skin-picking, hand-biting, or head-banging.

Synonyms

blood relation

sibling

blood relative

cognate

relative

German

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consanguineal

affiliated

consanguine

consanguineous

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪb/

Etymology

From Middle English sib, from Old English sibb (“related, akin, sib”), from Proto-Germanic *sibjaz (“related”), from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own”). Cognate with West Frisian besibbe (“related”), Middle Dutch sibbe (“related”), Middle Low German sibbe (“related”), Middle High German sippe (“related”), Icelandic sifi (“related”).