milk sibling
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See also: milk-sibling
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
milk sibling (plural milk siblings)
- A person who is not one's biological sibling but was nursed by the same woman as oneself.
Usage notes[edit]
The 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.