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What is the noun for siblings?

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sibling
  1. A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister.
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    1. “Some definitions restrict the meaning to the eldest son, but many practices involve the eldest daughter or the eldest sibling of any gender.”
      “Shikari was a grounded, solid sort of a god, the antithesis of his male sibling, the mischievous, smart-mouthed Kunnandi.”
      “Her own conception of a child was followed by her female sibling becoming pregnant within a matter of months.”
siblinghood
  1. The state of being a sibling.
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    1. “A family's ethnic identity may determine whether siblings are close, distant, or created equal (Leder, 1991) and the meaning of the siblinghood.”
      “I do have to give him credit, though, for transitioning into siblinghood with absolutely no problems.”
      “This ode to siblinghood, with its underlying motif of devotion to the mother, sparkles with intelligence and subtlety, and director Sylviane Fortuny skilfully pulls every string and conveys every nuance.”
siblingship
  1. The role or position of sibling.
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    1. “As siblings, our love, support, and shared experiences have formed a strong bond, defining our lifelong siblingship.”
siblicide
  1. The killing of a sibling.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Legge showed that the probability of siblicide may be affected both by parental behavior and competitive asymmetries between nestlings.”
      “Because obligate siblicide typically occurs shortly after the second chick hatches, brood size does not vary for the majority of the nestling period.”
      Siblicide is a cause of juvenile mortality, and so should select for greater investment in survival.”
siblingships
siblicides
  1. plural of siblicide
siblings
  1. plural of sibling
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    1. “Goldwater and his siblings grew up with a nurse, chauffeur and live-in maid.”
      “After doing so, she brushed her teeth and then attempted to arouse her siblings from sleep.”
      “We didn't have any kind of sibling rivalry or jealousy or anything else that normal siblings do.”
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