sibship /sib·ship/ (-ship)
sibship
1. relationship by blood.
2. a group of persons all descended from a common ancestor.
3. a group of siblings.
sib·ship (s b shp )n. The children produced by one pair of parents. |
sibship
[sib′ship]
Etymology: AS sibb, kin, scieppan, to shape
1 the state of being related by blood.
2 a group of people descended from a common ancestor who are used as a basis for genetic studies.
3 brothers and sisters considered as a group.
sibship
a group of animals born of the same parents.
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