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sibling

noun
 
🔊/ˈsɪblɪŋ/
🔊/ˈsɪblɪŋ/
(formal or specialist)
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  1. a brother or sister兄；弟；姐；妹
    • squabbles between siblings兄弟姐妹间的口角
    • sibling rivalry (= competition between brothers and sisters)兄弟姐妹间的竞争
    • The younger children were badly treated by older siblings.小一些的孩子受到哥哥姐姐的虐待。
    • poor relationships between siblings兄弟姐妹之间的糟糕关系
    Topics Family and relationshipsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • elder
    • eldest
    • older
    • …
    sibling + noun
    • rivalry
    • relationship
    preposition
    • among siblings
    • between siblings
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    Word OriginOld English, in the sense ‘relative’ (from sib ‘kindred’ + -ling). The current sense dates from the early 20th cent.