sibling

sibling
sibling "brother or sister," 1903, modern revival (in anthropology) of O.E. sibling "relative, kinsman," from sibb (adj.) "kinship, relationship; love, friendship," from P.Gmc. *sebjo "blood relation, relative," properly "one's own" (Cf. O.S. sibba, O.Fris., M.Du. sibbe, O.H.G. sippa, Ger. Sippe, Goth. sibja "kin, kindred"), from PIE s(w)e-bh(o)-, from root *swe- (see IDIOM (Cf. idiom)). Related to the second element in GOSSIP (Cf. gossip).
The word 'sib' or 'sibling' is coming into use in genetics in the English-speaking world, as an equivalent of the convenient German term 'Geschwister' [E.&C. Paul, "Human Heredity," 1930]
In Old English, sibb and its compounds covered grounds of "brotherly love, familial affection" which tended later to lump into love, e.g. sibsumnes "peace, concord, brotherly love," sibbian (v.) "bring together, reconcile," sibbecoss "kiss of peace."

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  • sibling — sib ling [sub + ling.] (s[i^]b l[i^]ng), n. a brother or a sister. Note: Siblings have at least one parent in common. Those related only by a common mother are {uterine siblings}; those related only by a common father are {agnate siblings} or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sibling — sib ling (s[i^]b l[i^]ng), a. of or pertaining to a {sibling}, n.; as, sibling rivalry: the common rivalry between siblings. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sibling — is a kind of popularized technicality, a word reintroduced by anthropologists in the early 20c and useful now as a gender neutral term for ‘brother or sister’: • Small groups drifted through the classroom: mothers and fathers, large numbers of… …   Modern English usage

  • sibling — sibling. См. сибс. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • sibling — 1 m ( es/ as) relative, a relation, kinsman …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • sibling — ► NOUN ▪ each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister. ORIGIN Old English, «relative» …   English terms dictionary

  • sibling — [sib′liŋ] n. [20th c. revival of OE, a relative: see SIB & LING1] one of two or more persons born of the same parents or, sometimes, having one parent in common; brother or sister …   English World dictionary

  • Sibling — Brother(s) and Sister(s) redirect here. For other uses, see Brother (disambiguation), Brothers (disambiguation), Sister (disambiguation), and Sisters (disambiguation) Relationships …   Wikipedia

  • sibling — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elder, eldest, older, younger ▪ The younger children were badly treated by older siblings. ▪ adoptive ▪ female …   Collocations dictionary

  • sibling — /sib ling/, n. 1. a brother or sister. 2. Anthropol. a comember of a sib. adj. 3. of or pertaining to a brother or sister: sibling rivalry. [bef. 1000; late ME: relative, OE; see SIB, LING1] * * * ▪ sociology       typically, a brother or a… …   Universalium

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