sib

[ sib ]

/ sɪb /

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adjective

related by blood; akin.

noun

a kinsman; relative.

one's kin or kindred.

Anthropology. a unilateral descent group.

Origin of sib

First recorded before 900; Middle English sib(e), sibb(e), Old English sib(b) (originally an adjective); cognate with Old Norse sifjar (plural) “relatives,” Old Frisian sib (adjective), sibba (noun), Middle Dutch sibbe (noun and adjective), German Sippe “kin”; cf. gossip

Words nearby sib

Siamese twins, Sian, Siang, Siangtan, Šiauliai, sib, Sibelius, Siberia, Siberian, Siberian crab apple, Siberian forest cat

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Example sentences from the Web for sib

From Sibilla, now Sibyl, come most names in Sib-, though this was used also as a dim.
The Romance of Names|Ernest Weekley
His forbeers were but strangers, with your leave; and though I say it, I'm sib to the best gentles in the land.
Discipline|Mary Brunton
I have only just had the one cablegram, Sib, in which he merely stated that the news with regard to the mine was good.
Daddy's Girl|L. T. Meade
Sib´yl.Prophetess of Cumæ, who led Æneas down to the infernal Regions, 370-372.
Myths of Greece and Rome|H. A. Guerber

No, Sib,” he said, “you must go back to your mother; it would not be at all right to leave your mother alone.
Daddy's Girl|L. T. Meade

British Dictionary definitions for sib (1 of 2)

sib

/ (sɪb) /

noun

a blood relative

a brother or sister; sibling

kinsmen collectively; kindred

any social unit that is bonded by kinship through one line of descent only

Word Origin for sib

Old English sibb; related to Old Norse sifjar relatives, Old High German sippa kinship, Latin suus one's own; see gossip

British Dictionary definitions for sib (2 of 2)

SIB

abbreviation for (in Britain)

(the former) Securities and Investments Board

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Medical definitions for sib

sib

[ sĭb ]

n.

A blood relation; a relative.

A person's relatives when considered as a group; kinfolk.

A brother or sister; a sibling.

adj.

Related by blood; kindred.

单词	sib
释义	sib [ sib ] / sɪb / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sib ON THESAURUS.COM adjective related by blood; akin. noun a kinsman; relative. one's kin or kindred. Anthropology. a unilateral descent group. Origin of sib First recorded before 900; Middle English sib(e), sibb(e), Old English sib(b) (originally an adjective); cognate with Old Norse sifjar (plural) “relatives,” Old Frisian sib (adjective), sibba (noun), Middle Dutch sibbe (noun and adjective), German Sippe “kin”; cf. gossip Words nearby sib Siamese twins, Sian, Siang, Siangtan, Šiauliai, sib, Sibelius, Siberia, Siberian, Siberian crab apple, Siberian forest cat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sib From Sibilla, now Sibyl, come most names in Sib-, though this was used also as a dim. The Romance of Names\|Ernest Weekley His forbeers were but strangers, with your leave; and though I say it, I'm sib to the best gentles in the land. Discipline\|Mary Brunton I have only just had the one cablegram, Sib, in which he merely stated that the news with regard to the mine was good. Daddy's Girl\|L. T. Meade Sib´yl.Prophetess of Cumæ, who led Æneas down to the infernal Regions, 370-372. Myths of Greece and Rome\|H. A. Guerber No, Sib,” he said, “you must go back to your mother; it would not be at all right to leave your mother alone. Daddy's Girl\|L. T. Meade British Dictionary definitions for sib (1 of 2) sib / (sɪb) / noun a blood relative a brother or sister; sibling kinsmen collectively; kindred any social unit that is bonded by kinship through one line of descent only Word Origin for sib Old English sibb; related to Old Norse sifjar relatives, Old High German sippa kinship, Latin suus one's own; see gossip British Dictionary definitions for sib (2 of 2) SIB abbreviation for (in Britain) (the former) Securities and Investments Board Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sib father, sibling, mother, cousin, folk, uncle, niece, aunt, relative, sister, brother, agnate, cognate, connection, blood, folks, relation, grandparents, sister-in-law, stepbrother Medical definitions for sib sib [ sĭb ] n. A blood relation; a relative. A person's relatives when considered as a group; kinfolk. A brother or sister; a sibling. adj. Related by blood; kindred. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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sib

adjective

noun

Origin of sib

Words nearby sib

Example sentences from the Web for sib

British Dictionary definitions for sib (1 of 2)

noun

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abbreviation for (in Britain)

Words related to sib

Medical definitions for sib

n.

adj.