identical twinnoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/aɪˌden.tɪ.kəl ˈtwɪn/us/aɪˌden.t̬ə.kəl ˈtwɪn/one of two babies of the same sex who were born at the same time, developed from the same egg, and look the same
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Parents & children
- babyhood
- bastard
- child abuse
- child-friendly
- conjoined twins
- illegitimate
- latchkey kid
- legitimate
- love child
- motherhood
- motherless
- natural
- patter
- quad
- quadruplet
- quintuplet
- sextuplet
- Siamese twins
- twin
- without issue idiom
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Examples from literature
- In the 1980s, studies were carried out on identical twins (born from the same egg) who had grown up with different families.
- Scientists study identical twins to learn about personality.
- Studies have been done on identical twins that were separated as babies and brought up in different environments.