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dibling

dibling noun: a donor-conceived sibling; an individual who is biologically connected through donated sperm or eggs.

Noun

dibling (plural diblings)

  1. (informal) 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'.2016, Susan Golombok, Regulating Reproductive Donation, page 177
    • […] donor siblings, diblings are commonplace within Cara and Marlene's crowd.2018, Rosanna Hertz, Margaret K. Nelson, Random Families

Forms of dibling

pluraldiblings

Origin of dibling

Blend of donor + sibling.

Questions about dibling

What does dibling mean?
Dibling means a donor-conceived sibling; an individual who is biologically connected through donated sperm or eggs.
What part of speech is dibling?
Dibling is a noun.
What is the plural of dibling?
The plural of dibling is diblings.

Words near dibling in the dictionary

  1. DiBlasios
  2. DiBlasis
  3. diblastula
  4. diblastulae
  5. Dible
  6. dibling
  7. diblings
  8. diblock
  9. Diboll
  10. diborane
  11. diborate

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