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dibling

noun

Etymology

Blend of donor + sibling.

  1. learned borrowing from sibling — “relative, a relation, kinsman”
  2. compounded as dibling — “donor + sibling”

Definitions

  1. A donor-conceived sibling

    A donor-conceived sibling; an individual who is biologically connected through donated sperm or eggs.

    • There could, however, be discrepancies in parents' feelings about meetings within what are sometimes referred to as 'dibling' groups, with some mothers reporting how others had initially been very 'cautious', 'guarded' or 'hesitant'.
    • […] donor siblings, diblings are commonplace within Cara and Marlene's crowd.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for dibling. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA