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pigeon pair

pigeon pair noun: a pair of twins, one male and one female.

Noun

pigeon pair (plural pigeon pairs)

  1. A pair of twins, one male and one female.
  2. Two siblings, one male and one female.
    • “He has two kiddies, a pigeon pair.”1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 373
    • Oh, please not twins! Just a pigeon-pair, a son and then a daughter.2014, Colleen McCullough, Bittersweet, page 71

Forms of pigeon pair

pluralpigeon pairs

Origin of pigeon pair

From a folk belief that pigeons raise two eggs at the same time, a male and a female.

Questions about pigeon pair

What does pigeon pair mean?
Pigeon pair means a pair of twins, one male and one female.
What part of speech is pigeon pair?
Pigeon pair is a noun.
What is the plural of pigeon pair?
The plural of pigeon pair is pigeon pairs.

Words near pigeon pair in the dictionary

  1. pigeon hole
  2. pigeon holes
  3. Pigeon Island
  4. pigeon loft
  5. pigeon lofts
  6. pigeon pair
  7. pigeon pairs
  8. pigeon pea
  9. pigeon peas
  10. pigeon pie
  11. pigeon pies

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