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# sibling

noun (a sibling, siblings)

«sibling» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A sibling is a brother or sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#m1)

### In the lessons

In family lessons, siblings are children who share one or both parents; half-siblings share one parent; step-siblings are joined through a parent's marriage; twins are siblings born at the same time. Sibling rivalry means brothers and sisters competing or arguing, which is normal; sharing, taking turns and talking it out help. In maths problems: «Ella has 3 siblings» means 3 brothers and/or sisters, not counting Ella herself. Phrases: «older sibling», «younger sibling», «sibling rivalry», «only child» (no siblings).

### Examples

- I have two siblings: a brother and a sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x1)
- Do you have any siblings? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x2)
- Sibling rivalry is normal, but be kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x3)
- My younger sibling started school this year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x4)
- An only child has no siblings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x5)
- Twins are siblings born on the same day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x6)
- Siblings often share bedrooms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x7)
- If there are 4 children in a family, each child has 3 siblings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x8)

### Note

Plural siblings. «Sibling» is a neutral word for brother or sister. In maths problems, siblings do not include the person themselves: a family with 5 children → each has 4 siblings. Half-siblings and step-siblings count as siblings in everyday speech.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sibling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sibling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sibling.html) on Mova free.