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- [sib]
- /sɪb/
- /ˈsɪb/
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- [sib]
- /sɪb/
Definitions of sib word
- adjective sib related by blood; akin. 1
- noun sib a kinsman; relative. 1
- noun sib one's kin or kindred. 1
- noun sib Anthropology. a unilateral descent group. 1
- noun sib a blood relative 0
- noun sib a brother or sister; sibling 0
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Origin of sib
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sib(e), sibb(e), Old English sib(b) (orig. adj.); cognate with Old Norse sifjar (plural) relatives, Old Frisian sib (adj.), sibba (noun), Middle Dutch sibbe (noun and adj.), German Sippe kin; cf. gossip
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Parts of speech for Sib
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sib popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sib usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sib
noun sib
- aunt — Someone's aunt is the sister of their mother or father, or the wife of their uncle.
- brother-in-law — Someone's brother-in-law is the brother of their husband or wife, or the man who is married to their sister.
- father-in-law — the father of one's husband or wife.
- grandparent — a parent of a parent.
- grandparents — a parent of a parent.
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