Meaning

2 senses

  1. A twin.

  2. A small or young twin, especially a twin lamb.

Origin

From Middle English twynlynge, equivalent to twin + -ling; possibly from an Old English ro

From Middle English twynlynge, equivalent to twin + -ling; possibly from an Old English root *twinling, from a Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, from *twinaz. Cognate with Dutch tweeling, German Zwilling (“twin”), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish tvilling (“twin”).

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Forms

plural: twinlings
Singulartwinling
Pluraltwinlings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
doublet

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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