Twin — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/twˈɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/twˈɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/twˈɪn/

1 syllable Say it as /twˈɪn/.

Examples

The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse
This fact is coupled to the other one
Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pair couple mate parallel counterpart match twinned similitude duplicate matching Gemini Twin Falls

Parts of Speech

noun	either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
noun	(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
noun	a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho
noun	a duplicate copy
verb	duplicate or match “The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse”
verb	bring two objects, ideas, or people together “This fact is coupled to the other one”
verb	grow as twins “twin crystals”
verb	give birth to twins
adjective	being two identical

Word Forms

twin	verb	give birth to twins
twin	noun	a duplicate copy
match	noun	a pair of people who live together
mate	noun	an exact duplicate
couple	noun	two items of the same kind
coupling	noun	a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
pair	noun	two people considered as a unit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zwilling

eines von zwei gleichzeitig geborenen Nachkommen aus derselben Schwangerschaft

🇫🇷French

double

l'un ou l'autre de deux enfants nés en même temps de la même grossesse

🇪🇸Spanish

mellizo

cualquiera de dos descendientes nacidos al mismo tiempo del mismo embarazo

🇮🇹Italian

gemello

uno dei due figli nati contemporaneamente dalla stessa gravidanza

🇳🇱Dutch

tweeling

een van twee nakomelingen die tegelijkertijd uit dezelfde zwangerschap zijn geboren

🇵🇹Portuguese

gêmeo

qualquer um dos dois filhos nascidos ao mesmo tempo da mesma gravidez

🇷🇺Russian

близнец

любой из двух потомков, рожденных одновременно от одной и той же беременности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जुड़वां

एक ही गर्भावस्था से एक ही समय में पैदा हुई दो संतानों में से कोई एक

🇧🇩Bengali

যমজ

একই গর্ভাবস্থা থেকে একই সময়ে জন্মগ্রহণকারী দুটি সন্তানের হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

இரட்டை

ஒரே கர்ப்பத்திலிருந்து ஒரே நேரத்தில் பிறந்த இரண்டு சந்ததிகளில் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

జంట

ఒకే గర్భం నుండి ఒకే సమయంలో జన్మించిన ఇద్దరు సంతానం

🇮🇳Marathi

जुळे

एकाच गर्भधारणेतून एकाच वेळी जन्मलेल्या दोन अपत्यांपैकी एक

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોડિયા

એક જ ગર્ભાવસ્થાથી એક જ સમયે જન્મેલા બે સંતાનોમાંથી એક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಳಿ

ಒಂದೇ ಗರ್ಭಧಾರಣೆಯಿಂದ ಒಂದೇ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನಿಸಿದ ಎರಡು ಸಂತತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಒಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇരട്ട

ഒരേ ഗർഭത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരേ സമയം ജനിച്ച രണ്ട് സന്താനങ്ങളിൽ ഒന്നുകിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੁੜਵਾਂ

ਦੋ ਔਲਾਦਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਇੱਕ ਹੀ ਗਰਭ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕੋ ਸਮੇਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جڑواں

ایک ہی حمل سے ایک ہی وقت میں پیدا ہونے والی دو اولادوں میں سے کوئی ایک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

双

同一次怀孕同时出生的两个后代中的任何一个

🇯🇵Japanese

ツイン

同じ妊娠から同時に生まれた2人の子のどちらか

🇰🇷Korean

쌍

동일한 임신에서 동시에 태어난 두 자손 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sinh đôi

một trong hai đứa con được sinh ra cùng lúc trong cùng một thai kỳ

🇹🇭Thai

แฝด

ลูกคนใดคนหนึ่งที่เกิดในเวลาเดียวกันจากการตั้งครรภ์เดียวกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kembar

salah satu dari dua keturunan yang lahir pada waktu yang sama dari kehamilan yang sama

🇵🇭Filipino

kambal

alinman sa dalawang supling na ipinanganak sa parehong oras mula sa parehong pagbubuntis

🇲🇾Malay

kembar

sama ada daripada dua anak yang dilahirkan pada masa yang sama daripada kehamilan yang sama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التوأم

أي من نسلين ولدا في نفس الوقت من نفس الحمل

🇮🇷Persian

دوقلو

یکی از دو فرزندی که در یک زمان از یک بارداری متولد شده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

ikiz

Aynı hamilelikten aynı anda doğan iki çocuktan herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְאוֹם

אחד משני צאצאים שנולדו באותו זמן מאותו הריון

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The primary meaning of 'twin' is 'either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy'.

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Using 'twin' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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