Siamese twin

== English == === Etymology === Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins from Siam (modern Thailand), were known as the "Siamese twins". === Pronunciation === === Noun === Siamese twin (plural Siamese twins) A conjoined twin; one of two people physically joined together. (by extension) One of two people who are extraordinarily close, or always found together. (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine to this entry?) Didn't you hear what he said about your Lesta and the Prince — that they were as thick as butter — regular Siamese twins and you couldn't separate 'em? (linguistics) Either of a pair of words that occur together as an idiomatic expression or collocation, as in "hammer and sickle", "short and sweet", or "spick and span". ==== Usage notes ==== Some consider the term "Siamese twin" to be offensive, as it inordinately links Thais and Thailand to the birth defect. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Conjoined twins on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Siamese twins (linguistics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Siamese twins (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia