sib

Sib.

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 of sib

Middle English sibb from OE, kinsman, kinship, akin to German sippe, kinship from Indo-European an unverified form s(w)ebh-, of the same kind (from source Old High German Swaba, Swabian) from base an unverified form se-, apart from source Classical Latin se

related by blood; akin

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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 of sib

Middle English sibbe from Old English sibb ; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.

Sib.

abbreviation

Siberia
Siberian

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Adjective

(comparative more sib, superlative most sib)

Having kinship or relationship; related by same-bloodedness; having affinity; being akin; kindred.

Origin

From Middle English sib, from Old English sibb (“related, akin, sib"), from Proto-Germanic *sibjaz (“related"), from Proto-Indo-European *sebÊ°-, *swebÊ°- (“one's own"). Cognate with West Frisian besibbe (“related"), Middle Dutch sibbe (“related"), Middle Low German sibbe (“related"), Middle High German sippe (“related"), Icelandic sifi (“related").

Noun

(plural sibs)

Kindred; kin; kinsmen; a body of persons related by blood in any degree.
A kinsman; a blood relation; a relative, near or remote; one closely allied to another; an intimate companion.
A sibling, brother or sister (irrespective of gender)
(biology) Any group of animals or plants sharing a corresponding genetic relation
A group of individuals unilaterally descended from a single (real or postulated) common ancestor

Origin

From Middle English sib, sibbe, from Old English sibb (“relationship; gossip; friendliness, kindness; love, friendship, peace, concord, unity, tranquility; peace of mind; a relative, kinsman, kinswoman"), from Proto-Germanic *sibjÅ (“kinship"), from Proto-Indo-European *sebÊ°-, *swebÊ°- (“one's own"). Cognate with West Frisian sibbe (“relative, family member"), Dutch sibbe (“sib"), German Sippe (“tribe, clan"), Icelandic sifjar (“in-laws"), Latin suus (“one's own").

Verb

(third-person singular simple present sibs, present participle sibbing, simple past and past participle sibbed)

To bring into relation; establish a relationship between; make friendly; reconcile.

Origin

From Middle English *sibben, *sibbien, from Old English sibbian (“to make peace; rejoice"), from Proto-Germanic *sibjÅnÄ… (“to reconcile"), Proto-Indo-European *sebÊ°-, *swebÊ°- (“one's own"). Cognate with German sippen (“to be in relationship with, become related to").

See also: sip

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