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tweeling.

a pair of twins; said of people and other mammals

8 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtʋeː.lɪŋ/
  1. a pair of twins; said of people and other mammals

    masculine
    Mijn broer en ik zijn een tweeling.
  2. each of two twin siblings

    masculine · plural · plural-only · uncommon · usually
    Een tweeling is nooit alleen.
  3. a vegetal or object equivalent, e.g. an identical fruit pair

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch twiling, twilling, tweiling, from Old Dutch *twinling, possibly from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, with the first element from *twinaz (compare German Zwilling, English twinling, Danish tvilling). By surface analysis, twee (“two”) + -ling.

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