twin

noun28 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.8

Refers to twins developed from a single fertilized ovum, who are genetically the same.

The twin who was born first.

The twin who was born second.

A twin who is a girl.

A twin who is a boy.

Refers to twins who are physically connected at birth.

Refers to twins developed from two separate fertilized ova, who are genetically distinct.

A common trope in fiction where a character has a malevolent identical twin.

A common term for a fraternal twin.

An older, sometimes considered outdated, term for conjoined twins.

A twin who has been separated from their sibling for many years, often since birth.

The technical term for an identical twin.

The technical term for a non-identical or fraternal twin.

A way to refer to two twins together.

Another common way to refer to two twins together.

One's male twin.

One's female twin.

A pair of twins who are both boys.

A pair of twins who are both girls.

Twin children who are both daughters.

Twin children who are both sons.

A common way to say someone gave birth to twins or has twin children.

The act of delivering twins.

The standard way to say one is expecting twins.

To bring up and care for twin children.

To be awaiting the birth of twins.

To cause twins to live apart, or to surgically detach conjoined twins.

To be pregnant with twins.