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sib

 (sĭb)
n.
1.
a. A blood relation; a relative.
b. A person's relatives considered as a group; kinfolk.
2. A brother or sister; a sibling.
3. Anthropology A kinship group consisting of two or more lineages considered as being related, as by common descent from a mythic ancestor.
adj.
Related by blood; kindred.
[Middle English sibbe, from Old English sibb; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]
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sib

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sibb

n
1. (Genetics) a blood relative
2. a brother or sister; sibling
3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) kinsmen collectively; kindred
4. (Anthropology & Ethnology) any social unit that is bonded by kinship through one line of descent only
[Old English sibb; related to Old Norse sifjar relatives, Old High German sippa kinship, Latin suus one's own; see gossip]

SIB

(in Britain) abbreviation for
(Banking & Finance) (the former) Securities and Investments Board
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sib

(sɪb)

adj.
1. related by blood; akin.
n.
2. a relative; kinsman or kinswoman.
3. one's kin.
4. Anthrop. a unilateral descent group.
[before 900; Middle English sib(e), sibb(e), Old English sib(b) (orig. adj.), c. Old Frisian sib, Old High German sippi related, Old Norse sifjar (pl.) relatives, Gothic sibja relationship; compare gossip]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sib - a person's brother or sistersib - a person's brother or sister  
sibling
family unit, family - primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
half blood - one of siblings who have only one parent in common
relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
quad, quadruplet - one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quin, quint, quintuplet - one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
triplet - one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
twin - either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
2.sib - one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
blood relation, blood relative, cognate
relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
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Here come I to my own again Fed, forgiven, and known again Claimed by bone of my bone again, And sib to flesh of my flesh!
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"A federally funded SIB, much like a private bank, can offer a range of loans and credit enhancement products to public and private sponsors of highway, transit, or rail projects," says Mark Sullivan, director of the Federal Highway Administration's Center for Innovative Finance Support.
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On the evidence so far, SIBs have not been an unqualified success.
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The pedigree included 99 Holstein-Friesians formed by 22 nuclear trios and 77 half sib offspring.
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Most of the Big Sibs previously had mentors without even appreciating it.
Mentoring the mentors: just because you have the title doesn't mean you know what you are doing
Unfortunately, many individuals with ASD experience communicative delays, and those with limited verbal communicative abilities are more likely to engage in SIBs (Reichle, Dropik, Alden-Anderson, & Haley, 2008; Richards et al., 2012).
Using a behavioral approach to decrease self-injurious behavior in an adolescent with severe autism: a data-based case study
In its quest to minimise risks from SIBs, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) has announced new 'bail-in' rules that require total loss absorbing capacity of at least 16 to 20 per cent of risk weighted assets.
Regulating 'Too big to fail'
SIBs can fund social programs such as those aimed at reducing the recidivism rate among released prisoners, reducing homelessness, and increasing access to early childhood education.
Shaping the success of social impact bonds in the United States: lessons learned from the privatization of U.S. prisons
Despite the fact that SIB can appear at anytime across the life span, coupled with the increasingly greater numbers of older adults with IDs, there has been little consideration of age-related issues and risk factors of SIB.
Self-injurious behavior in older adults with intellectual disabilities
Because of the way SIBs are structured, SIB use lends itself most readily to programs addressing certain types of social problems.
Not your older brother's bonds: the use and regulation of social-impact bonds in the United States
The Ministry of Justice has published an early evaluation of the Social Impact Bond (SIB) project at HMP Peterborough.
Payment by results at HMP Peterborough
One of the things that you learn quickly about working with sibs is that these are life span issues.
An Interview with Don Meyer on siblings of individuals with disabilities

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