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A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
adj
Derived from one's grandfather.
n
A bastard eldest son whose parents afterwards intermarry.
n
Alternative form of biodad [(informal) Synonym of biofather.]
n
(informal) A biological child.
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The woman from whom one inherits half of one's DNA and who is the source of one's mitochondrial DNA.
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A brother by blood: a brother-german or half-brother, as distinguished from step-brothers.
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A person who is related to another through a common ancestor, and not merely by marriage or adoption.
n
Children in a family who are from previous partnerships of the parents; a family that includes children from previous partnerships of the parents.
n
A close or good friend. An intimate. A bosom friend. An intimate friend who is not a blood relation. A person treated as a cousin (relative) who is not a blood relation
n
A person related to another by birth.
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(figuratively) Something kindred or related to something else.
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(Bangladesh, India, Pakistan) A female first cousin.
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(rare, slang, vulgar) Sexual relations between cousins.
n
A body or collection of cousins; the whole number of persons who stand in the relation of cousin to a given person or persons.
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(Scotland) The relationship of a godmother to the other godparents (godsibs or gossips), and the legal parents, of a child.
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(informal) A donor-conceived sibling; an individual who is biologically connected through donated sperm or eggs.
adj
Of the maternal side of a family.
n
The female or maternal branch of a family.
adj
Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
n
A relative whose relation is traced only through female members of the family.
n
The father of any of one's friends.
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(rare) The son referred to in the manner of the adjective above.
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A person who shares the same set of biological parents
adj
(obsolete except in set terms) Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).
n
Alternative form of godsibling [A child, or fellow godchild, of one's godparent, or a godchild of one's parent: a person with whom one has a sibling relationship that is mediated or created by a godfamily tie rather than blood relation.]
n
A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post.
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(chiefly historical or anthropology) One's sibling or kin via a godfamily tie: one's or one's child's godparent, or one's godchild's parent, or one's godparent's child.
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Alternative spelling of godsib or gossip (“godparent”). [(chiefly historical or anthropology) One's sibling or kin via a godfamily tie: one's or one's child's godparent, or one's godchild's parent, or one's godparent's child.]
n
(now only historical) A sponsor; a godfather or godmother; the godparent of a child.
adj
(genetics) Having only one parent in common.
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Alternative spelling of half orphan [A person, especially a child, with only one living parent.]
n
Alternative spelling of half sister [A female sibling sharing a single parent.]
adj
Alternative form of half-wild [Partly wild or feral.]
n
Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo; in many jurisdictions, close relatives are not allowed to marry, and incest is a crime.
n
Alternative form of love child [(euphemistic) A child born as a result of a romantic liaison between parents not married to one another; an illegitimate child.]
n
One with which a nest is shared, such as a baby bird and its siblings or figuratively a child with children it is raised with.
n
The sole female among siblings.
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A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material
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(rare) Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the sibling or sibling-in-law of one's parent.
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Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.
n
A kinsman; a blood relation; a relative, near or remote; one closely allied to another; an intimate companion.
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(rare) Sexual or romantic relations between siblings.
adj
Characteristic of siblings.
n
The role or position of sibling.
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(obsolete) Relationship; kindred.
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Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.
n
(nonstandard) A subsidiary.
adv
In the manner of a sister, behaving as one would expect of a sister; as a sister, as sisters.
n
A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.
adv
In a sororal manner; sisterly.
n
(Northern England) Alternative form of stepbairn [(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A stepchild.]
n
(informal) A stepfather.
adj
Like or befitting a stepfather.
adj
Relating to a stepparent
n
The role of a stepparent.
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