Wednesday, June 03, 2009

twin [countable]


one of two children born at the same time to the same mother:


The twins are now eight months old.


Siamese twin [countable usually plural]


one of two people who are born joined to each other - sometimes considered offensive [= conjoined twin]


identical twin [countable usually plural]


one of a pair of brothers or sisters born at the same time, who develop from the same egg and look almost exactly alike [↪ opposite of Fraternal twin]

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