Sob vs Sib - What's the difference?
sob | sib |
Having kinship or relationship; related by same-bloodedness; having affinity; being akin; kindred.
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 :
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
To bring into relation; establish a relationship between; make friendly; reconcile.
In transitive terms the difference between sob and sib
is that sob is to say (something) while sobbing while sib is to bring into relation; establish a relationship between; make friendly; reconcile.As nouns the difference between sob and sib
is that sob is son of a bitch while sib is kindred; kin; kinsmen; a body of persons related by blood in any degree.As verbs the difference between sob and sib
is that sob is to weep with convulsive gasps while sib is to bring into relation; establish a relationship between; make friendly; reconcile.As an adjective sib is
having kinship or relationship; related by same-bloodedness; having affinity; being akin; kindred.sib
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) sib, from (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)Etymology 2
From (etyl) sib, sibbe, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- 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.