milk sibling
See also: milk-sibling
English
Alternative forms
Noun
milk sibling (plural milk siblings)
- A person who is not one's biological sibling but was nursed by the same woman as oneself.
Usage notes
The concept of milk kinship is notably present in Islamic law (shari'a), under which milk siblings are forbidden to marry.
Quotations
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