twibling
/ˈtwɪb.lɪŋ/
twibling noun: one of multiple biological siblings being carried by different surrogate mothers.
Noun
twibling (plural twiblings)
- One of multiple biological siblings being carried by different surrogate mothers.
- When people press me about their status (“But are they really twins?”), the answer gets long. The word “twins” usually refers to siblings who shared a womb. But to call them just “siblings” instead of “twins” also raises questions because full genetic siblings are ordinarily at least nine months...2010 December 10, Melanie Thernstrom, The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Jul 2015
- Both pregnancies proceeded healthily, and Kate gave birth in July 2024, followed four months later by Ava delivering their second baby, resulting in a phenomenon known as “twiblings”.[2025 June 14, Erin Clark, People, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2025
Forms of twibling
| plural | twiblings |
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Origin of twibling
Blend of twin + sibling.
Words that rhyme with twibling
Questions about twibling
- What does twibling mean?
- Twibling means one of multiple biological siblings being carried by different surrogate mothers.
- What part of speech is twibling?
- Twibling is a noun.
- How do you pronounce twibling?
- Twibling is pronounced /ˈtwɪb.lɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of twibling?
- The plural of twibling is twiblings.
Words near twibling in the dictionary
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