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sib

(sib)

noun

blood relatives; kin
a blood relative; kinsman or kinswoman; esp., a brother or sister
Anthrop. a group of persons tracing their descent unilineally from a traditional or actual common ancestor
Zool. any of the offspring of the same parents in relation to one another

Origin: ME sibb < OE, kinsman, kinship, akin to Ger sippe, kinship < IE *s(w)ebh-, of the same kind (> OHG Swaba, Swabian) < base *se-, apart > L se

adjective

related by blood; akin

See sib in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A blood relation; a relative.
b. A person's relatives considered as a group; kinfolk.
A brother or sister; a sibling.
Anthropology A kinship group consisting of two or more lineages considered as being related, as by common descent from a mythic ancestor.

adjective

Related by blood; kindred.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English sibbe

Origin: , from Old English sibb; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots

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