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dibling

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A donor-conceived sibling; an individual who is biologically connected through donated sperm or eggs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • 2018, "Marie", quoted in Marna Gatlin, Carole LieberWilkins, Let's Talk About Egg Donation: Real Stories from Real People I look at my twins often and am amazed at how the one who looks like her egg donor "diblings" looks less like me than the one who looks like her sperm donor "diblings".

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History

Etymology

Blend of donor + sibling.