fraternal twin
noun[Cusually plural]
uk/frəˌtɜː.nəl ˈtwɪn/us/frəˌtɝː.nəl ˈtwɪn/atwin(= either of twochildrenbornto the samemotheron the sameoccasion)who do notlookexactlythe same because theydevelopedfrom twoseparateeggs:
Asfraternaltwinsthey'reclose, but different.
Womenage35 to 40 are threetimesmorelikelythanyoungerwomen to havefraternaltwins.
Synonym
non-identical twin
Compare
dizygotic
identical twin
monozygoticspecialized
- Julia ispregnantwithfraternaltwins.
- Was she anidenticalorfraternaltwin?
- Withfraternaltwins, there are twoeggssimultaneouslyfertilizedby twosperm,resultingin twogeneticallydistinctchildren.
Parents & children
- babyhood
- babymoon
- bastard
- brat
- child abuse
- guardianship
- identical twin
- illegitimacy
- kiddo
- parent
- parentage
- parental
- parenthood
- step-parent
- the generation gap
- the patter(ing) of tiny feetidiom
- triplet
- tug of love
- twin
- without issueidiom