noun

twins

twins

My sister has identical twins.

My sister has identical twins.

They are twins, but they look different.

They are twins, but they look different.

((a pair of)) twins a noun referring to two children born at the same birth My sister has identical twins.

Synonyms: siblings, duplicates

From Old English 'getwinn' meaning 'double', related to the number 'two'.

The 'twi-' part of the word sounds like 'two', which helps you remember it refers to two people.

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