siblings

noun

plural of sibling
as in sisters
a person connected with another by a common parent I asked her if she had any siblings.

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Recent Examples of siblings Throughout the performances, River had her arm around Remy as the siblings swayed, clapped and whooped for their mom. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Ali Asgari’s A Bit of Light joins the lineup, a drama bout a disillusioned Iranian doctor (Misagh Zareh) who is determined to end his life, and spends one final day visiting his siblings and mother to prepare them for his departure. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 Gonzalez is still reeling from the loss of her oldest son, as are his two siblings, ages 9 and 8. — Jacob Sisneros, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Back in 2009, when King’s gallerists first talked about selling her work, most of the King siblings rejected the idea. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 Lucy was on vacation with her parents and three siblings at the time of the incident, according to a press release from the Maine State Police (MSP). — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026 In the decades following The Donna Reed Show, which ran for eight seasons from 1958 to 1966, the onscreen siblings remained close. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Aug. 2026 The late singer-songwriter began her life in a one-bedroom log cabin with her parents and 11 siblings. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026 There is one positive outcome to the siblings’ search for answers. — Annalise Peterson, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siblings
  1. sisters
  2. relatives
  3. cousins
  4. brothers
  5. relations
Noun
  • Continue reading … BAD MEDICINE – Doctor accused of shooting two young sisters in violent road rage clash.
    — , FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Above, her sisters Cassie (left) and Rachel appear alongside the singer in the TV movie Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of sisters
Noun
  • Richard Gere’s Life Now The actor moved to his wife’s home country of Spain with their two sons at the end of 2024 so Silva could be closer to her relatives.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • One day, her teen-age daughter, on the way to choir practice, witnessed ICE detaining someone outside her bus; Bre sent her children to stay with relatives in the suburbs.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of relatives
Noun
  • Bizarrely, sweepstakes machines, unlike their VGT and casino slot cousins, are neither regulated nor taxed.
    — Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Cuban Knight Anole Cuban knight anoles are the bigger, greener cousins to a brown anole.
    — Alex Harris August 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of cousins
Noun
  • The brothers Tate were arrested by federal marshals in Miami last month, after years of being investigated by several foreign authorities.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Bolsonaro’s younger brothers Carlos and Eduardo Bolsonaro would also go on to pursue political careers, solidifying a political dynasty for the family.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of brothers
Noun
  • Canada could restrict key exports to the US, such as energy and a key fertilizer ingredient known as potash, said Diamond Isinger, a policy strategist and former special advisor on Canada-US relations to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Cook’s legacy has been defined by his deft leadership through tumultuous supply chain environments and tense international trade relations.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of relations

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“Siblings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siblings. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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