Meanings
nounconjoined twin (plural conjoined twins)
plural conjoined twins
- One of the two identical twins who are born attached together in utero.
Synonyms: Siamese twin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne of the two identical twins who are born attached together in utero.
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nounone of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point
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Translations
Catalan siamès
- siamèsTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 連體嬰兒 /连体婴儿, 連體嬰 /连体婴
- 連體嬰兒 /连体婴儿 (liántǐ yīng'ér)Translations
- 連體嬰 /连体婴 (liántǐyīng)Translations
German siamesischer Zwilling
- siamesischer ZwillingTranslations
Hungarian sziámi iker, sziámi ikrek
- sziámi ikerTranslations
- sziámi ikrekTranslations
Italian gemello siamese
- gemello siameseTranslations
Japanese 結合双生児
- 結合双生児 (ketsugō sōseiji)Translations
Korean 결합 쌍둥이
- 결합 쌍둥이 (gyeolhap ssangdung'i)Translations
Polish bliźnię nierozdzielone, bliźnię syjamskie
- bliźnię nierozdzieloneTranslations
- bliźnię syjamskieTranslations
- bliźnię zrośnięteTranslations
Portuguese xifópago, siamês
- xifópagoTranslations
- siamêsTranslations
Romanian geamăn siamez
- geamăn siamezTranslations
Russian сиамский близнец
- сиамский близнец (siamskij bliznec)Translations
Spanish siamés
- siamésTranslations
Swedish siamesisk tvilling
- siamesisk tvillingTranslations
Turkish yapışık ikiz
- yapışık ikizTranslations
Vietnamese sinh đôi dính liền
- sinh đôi dính liềnTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
conjoined twin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conjoined%20twin
MLA
“conjoined twin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conjoined%20twin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conjoined twin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conjoined%20twin.
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