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# sib

«sib» in Mova's school dictionary: **a short form of «sibling», a brother or sister** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a sib, sibs) — short form

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, slang) «Sib» is a short form of «sibling», a brother or sister. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sib/#m1)

2) (old) Sib can mean a relative. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sib/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In casual talk and texts: «my sibs», often «sibs» for brothers and sisters together. Phrases: «my sib», «the sibs».

### examples

- (informal) My sibs are coming over later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sib/#x1)
- (informal) I've got two sibs and a dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sib/#x2)
- (informal) Me and my sib share a room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sib/#x3)
- (informal) The sibs are fighting again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sib/#x4)

### note

Clipped form of «sibling» (a brother or sister); informal. In writing at school, use «sibling» or «brother/sister».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sib» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sib/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.