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Sibling vs Brothers - What's the difference?

sibling | brothers |

As nouns the difference between sibling and brothers

is that sibling is a person who shares same parents one's brother or sister while brothers is , but may include female individuals.

sibling

English

Noun

(wikipedia sibling) (en noun)
  • A person who shares same parents. One's brother or sister.
    • None of my siblings are married yet. .

    Derived terms

    * nibling * siblinghood *stepsibling *adoptive sibling *milk sibling *full sibling *siblingly *little sib *half sib *stepsib *sib-in-law *fullsib *foster sib *adoptive sib

    brothers

    English

    Noun

    (head) (p)
  • male siblings
  • males of negro descent, or supporters of equal rights
  • persons, particularly males, connected by a common cause or situation
    • "The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers''', as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny."'' — Martin Luther King Jr. (' 1963 )

    See also

    * brethren