siblingship

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/ˈsɪblɪŋˌʃɪp/

noun

The role or position of sibling.

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siblinghood
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Meanings

nounsiblingship (countable and uncountable, plural siblingships)

plural siblingships

  1. countableuncountableThe role or position of sibling.

    It emerges that siblingships inevitably involve frictions in various forms.

    2014 July 11, Eva Gulløv, Charlotte Palludan, and Ida Wentzel Winther, “Engaging siblingships”, in Childhood, volume 22, number 4, →DOI
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    Both in the US and worldwide, siblingship is a common human experience, with there being 1.94 children per household in the US and 2.3 children per household worldwide.

    2024 May 27, Arya Choudhury, “The Science of Siblingship”, in The Cardinal Chronicle

    Synonyms: siblinghood

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe role or position of sibling.

Similar
siblinghood
Also see
siblinghood

Origin

From sibling + -ship.

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APA

siblingship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siblingship

MLA

“siblingship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siblingship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “siblingship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siblingship.

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