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twiblings

twiblings is the plural of twibling.

Meaning of twibling

Noun

twibling (plural twiblings)

  1. 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

Questions about twiblings

What is twiblings the plural of?
Twiblings is the plural of twibling.

Words near twiblings in the dictionary

  1. twibills
  2. twibils
  3. twiblade
  4. twiblades
  5. twibling
  6. twiblings
  7. twice
  8. twice as less
  9. Twice Brewed
  10. twice removed
  11. twice twice

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