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the word "sibling"

([personal profile] redbird Jul. 31st, 2023 09:02 am)
"Sibling" in the current meaning of "brother or sister" was first used as a technical term in the 1900s, and wasn't in general use until the 1950s or 1960s.

In Middle English, "sibling" meant any relative.

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