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Sib vs Coresidence - What's the difference?

sib | coresidence |

As nouns the difference between sib and coresidence

is that sib is while coresidence is (anthropology) living together, sharing a residence, as of an adult child with a parent.

sib

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) sib, from (etyl) .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having kinship or relationship; related by same-bloodedness; having affinity; being akin; kindred.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) sib, sibbe, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Kindred; kin; kinsmen; a body of persons related by blood in any degree.
  • A kinsman; a blood relation; a relative, near or remote; one closely allied to another; an intimate companion.
  • * 1980 , Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers :
    • But she got up to go, and Domenico obeyed me too in mock meekness, making himself sib and coeval to Hortense, submissive to frowning elder brother, something incestuous in it.
  • A sibling, brother or sister (irrespective of gender)
  • (biology) Any group of animals or plants sharing a corresponding genetic relation
  • A group of individuals unilaterally descended from a single (real or postulated) common ancestor
    • Derived terms
    * sibling * sibred
    Related terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (sibb)
  • To bring into relation; establish a relationship between; make friendly; reconcile.

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    Anagrams

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    coresidence

    English

    Noun

  • (anthropology) Living together, sharing a residence, as of an adult child with a parent.
  • * 1979 , Irving Goldman, The Cubeo: Indians of the Northwest Amazon , Second Edition, University of Illinois Press, ISBN 978-0-252-00770-5, pages 42–3:
    • The question of coresidence' is of special interest in the Northwest Amazon region because among tribes that do not have sibs but are organized on the basis of patrilocal families it is ' coresidence rather than kinship that has been reported to be the governor of exogamy (Kirchoff, 1931).