"dibling" meaning in All languages combined

See dibling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: diblings [plural]
Etymology: Blend of donor + sibling Etymology templates: {{blend|en|donor|sibling}} Blend of donor + sibling Head templates: {{en-noun}} dibling (plural diblings)
  1. (informal) A donor-conceived sibling; an individual who is biologically connected through donated sperm or eggs. Wikipedia link: dibling Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-dibling-en-noun-0Q1Pwa~p Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "2018, \"Marie\", quoted in Marna Gatlin, Carole LieberWilkins, Let's Talk About Egg Donation: Real Stories from Real People\nI 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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          "ref": "2019, Frances J. Latchford, Steeped in Blood: Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family:",
          "text": "Additionally, the bio-genealogical imperative is realized by fertility science in other familiar ways. It has spawned a similarly motivated search movement and, in popular vernacular, “dibling” or “donor-sibling registries,” wherein “donor children” (i.e., born of sperm or egg donation or both) seek their bio-genealogical origins, rights and open records for much the same reason as adoptees.",
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