how to pronounce sibling

/ˈsɪblɪŋ/

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sibling is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of sibling in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… this is my younger sibling grace Dunham …”

meanings of sibling

noun:

A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.
The most closely related species, or one of several most closely species when none can be determined to be more closely related.
A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.

sibling frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word sibling occurs in english on average 4.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.