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Definitions of Sibling
- (noun) A brother or sister.
- (noun) Any individual in a sib.
Examples of Sibling
- Definition 1:
- Lisa, Maggie, and Bart on The Simpsons.
- Twin brothers James and Oliver Phelps (born 1986) portrayed Fred and George Weasley in the film adaption of the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling (born 1965).
Sibling Pronunciation
Syllabification: sib·ling
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /sIb-ling/
- British English – /sIb-ling/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˈsɪblɪŋ/
- British English – /ˈsɪblɪŋ/
Usage Notes
- Plural: siblings
- Juliet Mitchell (born 1940) examined siblings from a psychoanalytical perspective in Siblings: Sex and Violence (2003) and Leonore Davidoff (1932–2014) examined siblings from an historical-economic perspective in Thicker than Water: Siblings and their Relations, 1780–1920 (2012).
Related Quotation
- “Families of orientation, procreation, and cohabitation provide us with some of the most important roles we will assume in life. The nuclear family roles (such as parent, child, husband, wife, and sibling) combine with extended family roles (such as grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, and in-law) to form the kinship system” (Strong, Devault, and Cohen 2011:19).
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Additional Information
- Family and Kinship Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Word origin of “sibling” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
Related Terms
Reference
Strong, Bryan, Christine DeVault, and Theodore F. Cohen. 2011. The Marriage and Family Experience: Intimate Relationships in a Changing Society. 11th ed. Boston: Cengage Learning.
Cite the Definition of Sibling
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “sibling.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 25, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/sibling/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
sibling. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/sibling/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “sibling.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/sibling/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“sibling.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/sibling/>.