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Is there are word like "filial" that means the relationship between siblings?

Update:

Oops, awkward question...

Is there ANY word like "filial" that means the relationship between siblings?

Update 2:

I think filial relates to a son or daughter and their parent/parents, I didn't think it was between siblings.

I can use familial, thanks!

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    The closest I can come is 'familial.'

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/familial

  • leonor
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    i don't find it gross or anything. i'm an only child, so i have no personal feeling of whatever towards a sibling. i can imagine that if i had a brother close to my age we could have done stuff together. maybe even with a sister? just not all the way with her! it's very bad to have a child between two siblings. it often causes serious problems. with half-siblings, less of an issue of course, and might be more like a direct cousin? i don't know. two cousins, as long as there isn't a generational habit of it, are much less likely to have deformed kids, but still a decent risk. two cousins can get married in many states. further away than a simple cousin just isn't a problem.

  • 5 years ago

    Relating to a brother: Fraternal,

    Relating to a sister: Sororal,

    I don t think that there is a gender independent word.

  • granny
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    filial relationship

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