1. fraternal
adjective. ['frəˈtɝːnəl'] like or characteristic of or befitting a brother.
Synonyms
- brotherlike
Antonyms
- sororal
- sisterlike
Etymology
- fraternel (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- fraternalis (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Fraternal Twin
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- kyoung-min
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- wherein
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- glavine
- eldwin
- chang-hsin
- chagrin
- bongjin
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- within
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- o'quinn
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Example sentences of the word fraternal-twin
1. Noun Phrase
Scientists also believe that fraternal twinning is a genetic trait.
2. Noun Phrase
About three percent of pregnancies result in twins, with fraternal twins being much more common than identical.
3. Noun Phrase
In the case of fraternal twins, two eggs cells are independently fertilized with two different sperm cells.
4. Noun Phrase
For fraternal twins, you won't see any extra lines connecting the diagonal lines.
2. fraternal
adjective. ['frəˈtɝːnəl'] (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova.
Antonyms
- very
Etymology
- fraternel (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- fraternalis (Latin)
3. twin
noun. ['ˈtwɪn'] either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy.
Synonyms
- sib
- monozygous twin
- fraternal twin
- monozygotic twin
- dizygotic twin
- identical twin
Antonyms
- unbalance
- juvenile
- derestrict
- activity
Etymology
- twinn (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. twin
adjective. ['ˈtwɪn'] being two identical.
Synonyms
- duplicate
- matching
- twinned
Antonyms
- asymmetrical
- incomparable
- perpendicular
- oblique
Etymology
- twinn (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. twin
noun. ['ˈtwɪn'] a duplicate copy.
Synonyms
- counterpart
- duplicate
- similitude
Antonyms
- asynchronous
- differ
- fall back
- unearned run
Etymology
- twinn (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. Twin
noun. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini.
Synonyms
- someone
- soul
- person
- individual
- Gemini
- somebody
Antonyms
- unemotional person
- worker
- extrovert
- debtor
7. Twin
noun. a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho.
Synonyms
- USA
- United States of America
- U.S.A.
- US
- America
- the States
- Twin Falls
- Snake
- U.S.
- United States
Antonyms
- introvert
- withholder
- male
- adult
8. twin
verb. ['ˈtwɪn'] give birth to twins.
Synonyms
- birth
- have
- give birth
- deliver
Antonyms
- activeness
- attack
- start
- stay
Etymology
- twinn (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. twin
verb. ['ˈtwɪn'] bring two objects, ideas, or people together.
Synonyms
- match
- mismate
- pair
- mismatch
- bring together
- join
- mate
Antonyms
- refuse
- dissent
- defuse
- unmuzzle
Etymology
- twinn (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. twin
verb. ['ˈtwɪn'] grow as twins.
Antonyms
- different
Etymology
- twinn (Old English (ca. 450-1100))