Sib definition
A brother or sister; a sibling.
noun
(anthropology) A kinship group consisting of two or more lineages considered as being related, as by common descent from a mythic ancestor.
noun
A blood relation; a relative.
noun
A person's relatives considered as a group; kinfolk.
noun
Related by blood; kindred.
adjective
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Siberia.
abbreviation
Siberian.
abbreviation
Blood relatives; kin.
noun
A blood relative; kinsman or kinswoman; esp., a brother or sister.
noun
(anthrop.) A group of persons tracing their descent unilineally from a traditional or actual common ancestor.
noun
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(zool.) Any of the offspring of the same parents in relation to one another.
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Related by blood; akin.
adjective
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
sib
Plural:
sibsOrigin of sib
- Middle English sibbe from Old English sibb s(w)e- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 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 *sibjō (“kinship"), from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“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").
From Wiktionary
- From Middle English sib, from Old English sibb (“related, akin, sib"), from Proto-Germanic *sibjaz (“related"), from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“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").
From Wiktionary
- From Middle English *sibben, *sibbien, from Old English sibbian (“to make peace; rejoice"), from Proto-Germanic *sibjōnÄ… (“to reconcile"), Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own"). Cognate with German sippen (“to be in relationship with, become related to").
From Wiktionary