"twinsies" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twinsie [singular]
Etymology: twin + -sies Etymology templates: {{suf|en|twin|sies}} twin + -sies Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=twinsie}} twinsies pl (normally plural, singular twinsie)
  1. (childish, informal) Twins, or two people or things that are more or less identical. Tags: childish, informal, plural, plural-normally

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