sibling

English

/ˈsɪblɪŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.
  • (comptheory) A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.
  • (taxonomy) The most closely related species, or one of several most closely species when none can be determined to be more closely related.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English sibling (a relation, relative, kinsman) suffix from English sib.

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