SIB


Meaning of SIB in English

/sib/ , adj.

1. related by blood; akin.

n.

2. a kinsman; relative.

3. one's kin or kindred.

4. Anthropol. a unilateral descent group.

[ bef. 900; ME sib ( e ), sibb ( e ), OE sib ( b ) (orig. adj.); c. ON sifjar (pl.) relatives, OFris sib (adj.), sibba (n.), MD sibbe (n. and adj.), G Sippe kin; cf. GOSSIP ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .