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half siblings

half siblings is the plural of half sibling.

Meaning of half sibling

Noun

half sibling (plural half siblings)

  1. A sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full-sibling or sibling-german, from a stepsibling, or from a sibling-like figure such as a blood sibling.
  2. Any of two or more horses having the same dam but different sires.

Questions about half siblings

What is half siblings the plural of?
Half siblings is the plural of half sibling.

Words near half siblings in the dictionary

  1. half shafts
  2. half shell
  3. half shells
  4. half sib
  5. half sibling
  6. half siblings
  7. half sibs
  8. half sister
  9. half sister-in-law
  10. half sisters
  11. half sisters-in-law

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