non-identical twin
noun[Cusually plural]
uk/ˌnɒn.aɪ.den.tɪ.kəl ˈtwɪn/us/ˌnɑːn.aɪ.den.t̬ə.kəl ˈtwɪn/atwin(= either of twochildrenbornto the samemotheron the sameoccasion)who do notlookexactlythe same because theydevelopedfrom twoseparateeggs:
She had afamilyhistoryof non-identicaltwins.
Eva's non-identicaltwinsisterJoy is very different from her.
Synonym
fraternal twin
See also
dizygotic
- Studies ofidenticaland non-identicaltwinssuggestthatco-operativebehaviouris heritable.
- Identicaltwins, who have the samegenes, were morelikelyto have asimilarnumberofmolesandfrecklesthan non-identicaltwins.
- Ellen gavebirthto two non-identicaltwinboys, Brian and Roger.
Parents & children
- babyhood
- babymoon
- bastard
- brat
- child abuse
- fraternal twin
- guardianship
- identical twin
- illegitimacy
- parent
- parentage
- parental
- parenthood
- step-parent
- the generation gap
- the patter(ing) of tiny feetidiom
- triplet
- tug of love
- twin
- without issueidiom