sib

A noun referring to a sibling or a person related by blood or common ancestry, often used in anthropological or biological contexts.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen leiblichen Bruder oder eine leibliche Schwester bezeichnet oder eine Person, die durch Blutsverwandtschaft oder gemeinsame Abstammung verbunden ist; häufig im anthropologischen oder biologischen Kontext verwendet.

1. Sibling B2 formal

   A person's brother or sister; a sibling.

   • She is my only sib, and we are very close.
   • He has two sibs, an older brother and a younger sister.
   • The sibs gathered for a family reunion.

   🇩🇪Geschwisterteil

   Synonyme: brothersiblingsister

2. Blood relative or ancestor C1 formal

   One related by blood or origin, especially one sharing a common ancestor with another.

   • The tribe considers all members as sibs, tracing their lineage to a common ancestor.
   • In anthropology, a sib is a group of people united by kinship ties.
   • The clan's sibs are bound by shared rituals and traditions.

   🇩🇪Blutsverwandter oder Vorfahre

   Synonyme: blood relationblood relativekinkinsmankinswomanrelationrelative

• sibs plural form
• sibs' possessive plural form
• sib's possessive singular form