http://wordie.org/words/sibling Comments for the word 'Sibling' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/sibling#comments Also used in <a href="/words/sibling species">sibling species</a>. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:57:49 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/sibling#comments http://wordie.org/words/sibling#comments A very useful word and one that seems to be making a comeback. It works especially well with an adjectival function (sibling jealousy/rivalry). A bit unusual in the plural ("I have three siblings") where the speaker seems to be trying to hide something. Other European languages deal with this in different ways: in Italian your brothers and sisters are all "fratelli" (male gender still dominates) but in German they are "Geschwister" which sounds more feminine. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:43:24 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/sibling#comments