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Twins Twɪn Pair I Noun She's Expecting Carrying

Word3 twin
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /twɪn/ /twɪn/
Example
  • she's expecting twins.
  • if you're carrying (= expecting) twins or triplets, that can put you at risk.
  • i'm 5 months pregnant with twins.
  • the plate was one of a pair but i broke its twin.
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twin

(noun)/twɪn/ /twɪn/
  1. one of two children born at the same time to the same mother
    • SEE ALSO conjoined twin
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/conjoined-twin
    • She's expecting twins.
    • If you're carrying (= expecting) twins or triplets, that can put you at risk.
    • I'm 5 months pregnant with twins.

    Extra Examples

    • His long-lost twin was searching for him.
    • I was the older twin.
    • My sister had twins.
    • The twins were separated at birth.
    • adult twins who were raised apart
    • the plot device of giving a character an evil twin
  2. one of two similar things that make a pair
    • The plate was one of a pair but I broke its twin.

    Word Origin

    • late Old English twinn ‘double’, from twi- ‘two’; related to Old Norse tvinnr. Current verb senses date from late Middle English.
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