"milk sibling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: milk siblings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} milk sibling (plural milk siblings)
  1. A person who is not one's biological sibling but was nursed by the same woman as oneself. Wikipedia link: Milk kinship Categories (topical): Breastfeeding, Siblings Synonyms: milk-sibling Hyponyms: milk brother, milk sister

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