siblings
siblings — noun
- siblingssingular
- siblingsesplural
1. each of two or more children who share one or both parents
each of two or more children who share one or both parents
Mauricio and his three siblings grew up in a small village near Oaxaca.
possessive + numeral: his three siblings
Amira has five siblings, so the morning rush for the bathroom was always a fierce battle.
Cyrus often fought with his siblings over who got to use the bathroom first.
The four siblings still meet for lunch every Sunday at their parents' house.
Linh is the youngest of six siblings, with four older brothers and one sister.
- only child
a person who has no siblings at all
文法句型
possessive + siblings
numeral + siblings
the + superlative + of + numeral + siblings
用法筆記
The word sibling is gender-neutral — it does not tell you whether the person is a brother or a sister. Use it when gender is unknown or unimportant.
常見錯誤
2. a company, product, or group that belongs to the same parent organization as ano
a company, product, or group that belongs to the same parent organization as another and shares a similar role or identity
The sportswear label launched a running-shoe line as a sibling to its bestselling yoga collection.
pattern: a sibling to [organization]
Ignacio compared the sibling app's checkout screen with their own, pointing at the identical layout.
Padma's Tokyo studio and its European sibling both won design awards at the same industry fair in Berlin.
Yara edited the food magazine while Amihan ran its sibling title about travel two desks away.
Sirin discovered that her favourite skincare brand had a sibling line for men.
- affiliate
more formal and often implies a legal or contractual tie
- sister company
same meaning but limited to companies; sibling is broader (products, groups, etc.)
- counterpart
emphasizes a parallel role rather than shared ownership
文法句型
sibling + noun
a sibling to + noun
siblings under + parent organization
用法筆記
Common in business and organizational writing. Unlike sense 1, this sense can be used in the singular (a sibling company) and often appears before another noun as a modifier.