milk sibling
See also: milk-sibling
English
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editNoun
editmilk sibling (plural milk siblings)
- A person who is not one's biological sibling but was nursed by the same woman as oneself.
Usage notes
editThe concept of milk kinship is notably present in Islamic law (shari'a), under which milk siblings are forbidden to marry.
Quotations
edit- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:milk sibling.