Phrase guide

Siamese twin

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A conjoined twin; one of two people physically joined together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

One of two people who are extraordinarily close, or always found together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Examples

  • Didn't you hear what he said about your Lesta and the Prince — that they were as thick as butter — regular Siamese twins and you couldn't separate 'em?

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noun

Meaning 3

Either of a pair of words that occur together as an idiomatic expression or collocation, as in "hammer and sickle", "short and sweet", or "spick and span".

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 4

one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conjoined twin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: identical twin, monozygotic twin, monozygous twin

History

Etymology

Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins from Siam (modern Thailand), were known as the "Siamese twins".

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: сія́мскае блізня́ (sijámskaje bliznjá) — conjoined twin
  • Belarusian: сія́мскае блізнё (sijámskaje bliznjó) — conjoined twin
  • Belarusian: сія́мскае блізьня́ (sijámskaje blizʹnjá) — conjoined twin
  • Belarusian: сія́мскае блізьнё (sijámskaje blizʹnjó) — conjoined twin
  • Danish: siamesisk tvilling — conjoined twin
  • Dutch: Siamese tweeling — conjoined twin
  • Esperanto: siama ĝemelo — conjoined twin
  • French: frère siamois — conjoined twin
  • French: sœur siamoise — conjoined twin
  • German: siamesischer Zwilling — conjoined twin
  • Hungarian: sziámi iker — conjoined twin
  • Indonesian: kembar siam — conjoined twin
  • Japanese: シャム双生児 (Shamu sōseiji) — conjoined twin
  • Korean: 샴쌍둥이 (syamssangdung'i) — conjoined twin
  • Northern Kurdish: cêwiyên siyamî — conjoined twin
  • Northern Kurdish: hevalcêmkên pêkve — conjoined twin
  • Malay: kembar Siam — conjoined twin
  • Mongolian: сиамын ихэр (siamyn ixer) — conjoined twin
  • Norwegian Bokmål: siamesisk tvilling — conjoined twin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: siamesisk tvilling — conjoined twin
  • Polish: bliźnię syjamskie — conjoined twin
  • Portuguese: gémeo siamês — conjoined twin
  • Portuguese: gêmeo siamês — conjoined twin
  • Romanian: geamăn siamez — conjoined twin
  • Romanian: geamănă siameză — conjoined twin
  • Russian: сиа́мский близне́ц (siámskij bliznéc) — conjoined twin
  • Spanish: siamés — conjoined twin
  • Swedish: siamesisk tvilling — conjoined twin
  • Thai: แฝดสยาม — conjoined twin
  • Turkish: Siyam ikizi — conjoined twin
  • Turkish: yapışık ikiz — conjoined twin
  • Turkish: Siyamlı ikiz — conjoined twin