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# sibling

«sibling» in Mova's school dictionary: **a brother or sister** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a sibling, siblings)

### meaning for a pupil

A sibling is a brother or sister. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In family lessons, siblings are children who share one or both parents; half-siblings share one parent; step-siblings are joined through a parent's marriage; twins are siblings born at the same time. Sibling rivalry means brothers and sisters competing or arguing, which is normal; sharing, taking turns and talking it out help. In maths problems: «Ella has 3 siblings» means 3 brothers and/or sisters, not counting Ella herself. Phrases: «older sibling», «younger sibling», «sibling rivalry», «only child» (no siblings).

### examples

- I have two siblings: a brother and a sister. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x1)
- Do you have any siblings? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x2)
- Sibling rivalry is normal, but be kind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x3)
- My younger sibling started school this year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x4)
- An only child has no siblings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x5)
- Twins are siblings born on the same day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x6)
- Siblings often share bedrooms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x7)
- If there are 4 children in a family, each child has 3 siblings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sibling/#x8)

### note

Plural siblings. «Sibling» is a neutral word for brother or sister. In maths problems, siblings do not include the person themselves: a family with 5 children → each has 4 siblings. Half-siblings and step-siblings count as siblings in everyday speech.

### In the corpora

- [The children of a parent's partner can become your step-siblings: brothers or sisters through marriage, not by birth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/16-new-partners-and-step-families/13/)
- [Younger siblings copy older ones because they admire them and learn by watching.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/94-frustration-loneliness-and-siblings/11/)
- [Everyone deserves some private space, so ask siblings calmly to knock.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/94-frustration-loneliness-and-siblings/13/)
- [Tell an adult about a sibling only when someone is hurt, in danger or breaking an important rule.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/94-frustration-loneliness-and-siblings/14/)
- [Older siblings need time with friends their own age.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/94-frustration-loneliness-and-siblings/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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