SIB


Meaning of SIB in English

I. ˈsib adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sibb, from sibb kinship; akin to Old High German sippa kinship, family, Latin sodalis comrade, Greek ēthos custom, character, Latin suus one's own — more at suicide

Date: before 12th century

: related by blood : akin

II. noun

Date: before 12th century

1.

a. : kindred , relatives

b. : a blood relation : kinsman

2. : a brother or sister considered irrespective of sex ; broadly : any plant or animal of a group sharing a degree of genetic relationship corresponding to that of human sibs

3. : a group of persons unilaterally descended from a real or supposed ancestor

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.