Sibling
noun
Your brother or sister.
I have two siblings, a brother and a sister.
Often appears as...
- elder sibling
- younger sibling
noun
Your brother or sister.
I have two siblings, a brother and a sister.
Often appears as...
- elder sibling
- younger sibling
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Pro Tip 1/3Gender Neutral
The word 'sibling' refers to both brothers and sisters collectively, without specifying gender.
Every sibling in my family has a different career path.
Pro Tip 2/3Plural Use
'Sibling' can be singular or plural, but the context usually clarifies if there's more than one.
My only sibling lives abroad, while my friend's five siblings are all local.
Pro Tip 3/3Inclusive Term
Use 'sibling' when you want to speak about brothers and sisters collectively or when gender is unknown.
If you have a gift for each sibling, everyone will feel included.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Neutral
The word 'sibling' refers to both brothers and sisters collectively, without specifying gender.
Every sibling in my family has a different career path.
Pro Tip 2/3Plural Use
'Sibling' can be singular or plural, but the context usually clarifies if there's more than one.
My only sibling lives abroad, while my friend's five siblings are all local.
Pro Tip 3/3Inclusive Term
Use 'sibling' when you want to speak about brothers and sisters collectively or when gender is unknown.
If you have a gift for each sibling, everyone will feel included.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Neutral
The word 'sibling' refers to both brothers and sisters collectively, without specifying gender.
Every sibling in my family has a different career path.
Pro Tip 2/3Plural Use
'Sibling' can be singular or plural, but the context usually clarifies if there's more than one.
My only sibling lives abroad, while my friend's five siblings are all local.
Pro Tip 3/3Inclusive Term
Use 'sibling' when you want to speak about brothers and sisters collectively or when gender is unknown.
If you have a gift for each sibling, everyone will feel included.
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It’s time to embrace our...
a social species that gets smart by being around other smart people we come out of the womb with this remarkable ability to soak up information from our parents from our peers from our siblings even occasionally from our teachers cities play to that advantage and as the world has gotten more complex the need for the face-to-face contact that
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The family structure of...
and of course right at the beginning, just like early childhood development, socialization is very important. Bathing together, eating together, playing together, rough housing, this is all very important for social development. And who hasn't tried to beat their sibling to the head of the line coming into the water hole?
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What is love? - Brad...
shape your relationships with partners. And your love for your partner may be in its own dynamic relationship, healthy or totally weird, with the love of your parents and siblings. Love is also a set of behaviors we associate with the Holding hands, kissing, hugging, public displays of affection,
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How to raise a Black son...
it was best to listen to my parents even when I didn't exactly understand why. And it's not that they didn't want me to think critically. Their parenting always sought to reconcile the tension between having my siblings and I understand the realities of the world,
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How to choose your news...
to absorb and evaluate it is not. All the information in the world won't be very useful unless you know how to read the news. To your grandparents, parents, or even older siblings, this idea would have sounded strange.
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Mesmerising Owl Moments...
this chick and her younger sibling have come from a pair of captive barn owls as they grow they'll give us a rare and incredible opportunity to learn more about these secretive birds
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The Best Wingmen in the...
but that doesn't mean their mating game is over instead their strategy is to abandon their own desires and support their high status sibling creating a formidable band of brothers
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Best Tiger Cub Moments...
sexes have to know how to fight the females to protect themselves from unwanted advances the males to take or defend a territory and siblings make excellent sparring
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Martian Dust Devils PIPE...
subsequent footage they are just like their earthly siblings but on a massive scale whenever dust storms are observed on Mars dust devils are often present
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Panda Doesn't Realise...
By removing one cub at birth and then switching them throughout the day and night, keepers are able to encourage panda mothers to feed both siblings,
Video examples
It’s time to embrace our...
a social species that gets smart by being around other smart people we come out of the womb with this remarkable ability to soak up information from our parents from our peers from our siblings even occasionally from our teachers cities play to that advantage and as the world has gotten more complex the need for the face-to-face contact that
Video examples
The family structure of...
and of course right at the beginning, just like early childhood development, socialization is very important. Bathing together, eating together, playing together, rough housing, this is all very important for social development. And who hasn't tried to beat their sibling to the head of the line coming into the water hole?
Video examples
What is love? - Brad...
shape your relationships with partners. And your love for your partner may be in its own dynamic relationship, healthy or totally weird, with the love of your parents and siblings. Love is also a set of behaviors we associate with the Holding hands, kissing, hugging, public displays of affection,
Video examples
How to raise a Black son...
it was best to listen to my parents even when I didn't exactly understand why. And it's not that they didn't want me to think critically. Their parenting always sought to reconcile the tension between having my siblings and I understand the realities of the world,
Video examples
How to choose your news...
to absorb and evaluate it is not. All the information in the world won't be very useful unless you know how to read the news. To your grandparents, parents, or even older siblings, this idea would have sounded strange.
Video examples
Mesmerising Owl Moments...
this chick and her younger sibling have come from a pair of captive barn owls as they grow they'll give us a rare and incredible opportunity to learn more about these secretive birds
Video examples
The Best Wingmen in the...
but that doesn't mean their mating game is over instead their strategy is to abandon their own desires and support their high status sibling creating a formidable band of brothers
Video examples
Best Tiger Cub Moments...
sexes have to know how to fight the females to protect themselves from unwanted advances the males to take or defend a territory and siblings make excellent sparring
Video examples
Martian Dust Devils PIPE...
subsequent footage they are just like their earthly siblings but on a massive scale whenever dust storms are observed on Mars dust devils are often present
Video examples
Panda Doesn't Realise...
By removing one cub at birth and then switching them throughout the day and night, keepers are able to encourage panda mothers to feed both siblings,
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Hayley Orrantia
American Actress
I am a super social person. I'm an only child, so I thrive on social settings and being around my friends because I make them my siblings. When I'm not acting or singing or working on anything, I am making new relationships with people because, to me, my friendships are very important.
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Billie Eilish
American Singer
I don't even call them fans. I don't like that. They're literally just a part of my life; they're a part of my family. I don't think of them as on a lower level than me. I don't think I'm anything but equal to all of them. So yeah, they're basically all of my siblings.
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Jandy Nelson
American Writer
I grew up with older brothers, adore them, can't imagine going through life without them, and I definitely think I draw on that love when I'm writing about siblings. It's so powerful, the jump-in-front-of-a-train-to-protect-them kind of love.
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Amanda Gorman
American Poet
What contributed to my writing early on is how my mom encouraged it. She kept the TV off because she wanted my siblings and I to be engaged and active. So we made forts, put on plays, musicals, and I wrote like crazy.
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Zal Batmanglij
American Director
I remember in grade school having a group of friends and enjoying that sense of community, enjoying living in an imaginary world that wasn't just by yourself or your sibling but a whole group of people.
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Hilaria Baldwin
American Businesswoman
My kids are used to new siblings coming in, so they're already like, 'When is the next one going to come?' And I'm like, 'Guys, you and the entire world need to stop asking me that!
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
If you want to do really important things in life and big things in life, you can't do anything by yourself. And your best teams are your friends and your siblings.
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Holly Hunter
American Actress
My sister took me as her own. My mum had a lot of help raising me. That's what happens in large families: your siblings raise you.
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Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.
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Hilda Solis
American Politician
My parents raised me and my six siblings with little money... but lots of love.
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Hayley Orrantia
American Actress
I am a super social person. I'm an only child, so I thrive on social settings and being around my friends because I make them my siblings. When I'm not acting or singing or working on anything, I am making new relationships with people because, to me, my friendships are very important.
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Billie Eilish
American Singer
I don't even call them fans. I don't like that. They're literally just a part of my life; they're a part of my family. I don't think of them as on a lower level than me. I don't think I'm anything but equal to all of them. So yeah, they're basically all of my siblings.
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Jandy Nelson
American Writer
I grew up with older brothers, adore them, can't imagine going through life without them, and I definitely think I draw on that love when I'm writing about siblings. It's so powerful, the jump-in-front-of-a-train-to-protect-them kind of love.
Quote examples
Amanda Gorman
American Poet
What contributed to my writing early on is how my mom encouraged it. She kept the TV off because she wanted my siblings and I to be engaged and active. So we made forts, put on plays, musicals, and I wrote like crazy.
Quote examples
Zal Batmanglij
American Director
I remember in grade school having a group of friends and enjoying that sense of community, enjoying living in an imaginary world that wasn't just by yourself or your sibling but a whole group of people.
Quote examples
Hilaria Baldwin
American Businesswoman
My kids are used to new siblings coming in, so they're already like, 'When is the next one going to come?' And I'm like, 'Guys, you and the entire world need to stop asking me that!
Quote examples
Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
If you want to do really important things in life and big things in life, you can't do anything by yourself. And your best teams are your friends and your siblings.
Quote examples
Holly Hunter
American Actress
My sister took me as her own. My mum had a lot of help raising me. That's what happens in large families: your siblings raise you.
Quote examples
Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.
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Hilda Solis
American Politician
My parents raised me and my six siblings with little money... but lots of love.
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