sibling — a brother or sister
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a brother or sister
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsɪblɪŋ/
Korean meaning: 형제자매, 남매
Korean pronunciation: 시-블링 (강세: 시)
Example Sentences
- My sibling ate all the pizza while I was in the bathroom - classic sibling move!
- As the oldest sibling, I had to be the guinea pig for all my parents' parenting experiments.
- She gets along well with her siblings and they support each other.
sibling
NOUN//ˈsɪblɪŋ//
a brother or sister
Brothers and sisters posing together
The younger sibling looked up to her older brother. (SAME PARENTS + FAMILY MEMBER = SIBLING)
Siblings kept giggling as old memories came jingling back.
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
고대 영어 'sibling'에서 유래했으며, 'sib'는 '혈족, 친척'을 의미하고 '-ling'은 '작은 것, ~와 관련된 사람'을 나타내는 접미사입니다. 원래는 '같은 혈족의 작은 존재들'이라는 의미에서 형제자매를 지칭하게 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My sibling ate all the pizza while I was in the bathroom - classic sibling move!”
“As the oldest sibling, I had to be the guinea pig for all my parents' parenting experiments.”
“She gets along well with her siblings and they support each other.”
“The sibling who borrowed my clothes without asking is now pretending to be asleep.”
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