sibling

== English == === Etymology === First use appears c. 1903, a modern revival of Old English sibling (“relative, a relation, kinsman”), equivalent to sib +‎ -ling. Compare Middle English siblynges pl, sib, sibbe (“relative; kinsman”), German Sippe. The term apparently meant merely kin or relative until the 20th century when it was applied in a way that aided the study of genetics, which led to its specialized use. For example, the OED has a citation in 1902 in which sibling must be defined for those who do not know the intended meaning. === Pronunciation === enPR: sĭbʹ-lĭng, IPA(key): /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/, IPA(key): /ˈsɪb.lin/ Rhymes: -ɪblɪŋ Hyphenation: sib‧ling === Noun === sibling (plural siblings) A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with. (computing theory) A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node. (taxonomy) The most closely related species, or one of several most closely related species when none can be determined to be more closely related. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === sibling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Giblins == Dutch == === Etymology === From English sibling. Equivalent to native Dutch sibbe (“kinship; family”) +‎ -ling (“-ling”). === Noun === sibling m (plural siblingen, no diminutive) (chiefly academic) sibling Synonym: (uncommon) brus ==== Usage notes ==== There is no single word for "sibling" in general use. By far the most common is to say broers en zussen, taken collectively. ==== Related terms ==== sibbe sibbegenoot == Old English == === Etymology === From sibb +‎ -ling. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsib.linɡ/, [ˈsib.liŋɡ] === Noun === sibling m relative, kinsman ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== → English: sibling (learned) === Further reading === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “sibling”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.