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sib

adj
/sɪb/

Etymology

From Middle English sib, sibbe, from Old English sibb (“relationship; gossip; friendliness, kindness; love, friendship, peace, concord, unity, tranquility; peace of mind; a relative, kinsman, kinswoman”), from Proto-West Germanic *sibbju, from Proto-Germanic *sibjō (“kinship”), from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own”). Cognate with West Frisian sibbe (“relative, family member”), Dutch sibbe (“sib”), German Sippe (“tribe, clan”), Icelandic sifjar (“in-laws”), Latin suus (“one's own”).

  1. derived from *sebʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *sibjō✻
  3. inherited from *sibbju✻
  4. inherited from sibb
  5. inherited from sib

Definitions

  1. Having kinship or relationship

    Having kinship or relationship; related by same-bloodedness; kindred.

    • […] they are sibber to you than ever Miss Innes was or will be; and if like to bid me, […]
    • seeing that his Majesty is "sibber to him than all the brothers and sons he has in the world." So far, James Haig had played his part with consummate skill.

  2. Akin (to)

    Akin (to); similar (to).

    • […] we are so much the sibber to Christ that we suffer; […]
    • 1701. June 19. Dewar of Lassody against Scott of Spencerfield's Factor and Creditors. […]; and that creditors seemed to be much sibber to these annualrents than the factors.

  3. Kindred

    Kindred; kin; kinsmen; a body of persons related by blood in any degree.

  4. ›+ 9 more definitions

    1. A kinsman

      A kinsman; a blood relation; a relative, near or remote; one closely allied to another; an intimate companion.

      • But she got up to go, and Domenico obeyed me too in mock meekness, making himself sib and coeval to Hortense, submissive to frowning elder brother, something incestuous in it.

    2. A sibling, brother or sister (irrespective of gender)

    3. Any group of animals or plants sharing a corresponding genetic relation

    4. A group of individuals unilaterally descended from a single (real or postulated) common…

      A group of individuals unilaterally descended from a single (real or postulated) common ancestor

    5. To bring into relation

      To bring into relation; establish a relationship between; make friendly; reconcile.

    6. To engage in repetitive behaviors such as eye-poking, skin-picking, hand-biting, or…

      To engage in repetitive behaviors such as eye-poking, skin-picking, hand-biting, or head-banging.

    7. Initialism of Special Investigation Branch.

    8. Initialism of self-injurious behavior.

    9. Abbreviation of sodium-ion battery.

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Derived

biosib, fullsib, half-sib, listsib, little sib, sib-bred, sib-in-law, sibling, sibness, sibred, sibset, sibship, stepsib

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sib. 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