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Sibling

Noun

sibling (plural: siblings)

  1. one's brother or sister

Translations

  • Catalan: germà m or germana f (Catalan does not have a word which covers both brother and sister)
  • Dutch: broer /broeder m or zus /zuster f (Dutch does not have a word which covers both brother and sister)
  • Finnish: sisarus
  • German: Geschwister n, Geschwisterteil n
  • Indonesian: saudara
  • Japanese: 兄弟 (きょうだい, kyōdai), 兄弟姉妹 (きょうだいしまい, kyōdai-shimai)
  • Latvian: brālis m or māsa f (Latvian does not have a word which covers both brother and sister)
  • Spanish: hermano m or hermana f (Spanish does not have a word which covers both brother and sister)
  • Thai: พี่ (pee, older), น้อง (norng, younger), both often used loosely for non-relatives


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