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sibship
(sib|ship)
Pronunciation:
/ˈsɪbʃɪp/
noun
1
chiefly
Zoology
a group of offspring having the same two parents.
2
[
mass noun
]
Anthropology
the state of belonging to a sib or the same sib.
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