twin

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /twɪn/
• SAMPA: /twIn/

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Noun

Singular twin

Plural twins

Twin girls

1. Twins are two people who were born at the same time from the same mother.

   I didn't know he was your twin: he looks just like you so I thought he was you!

2. When two things are the same, they are twin things.

   We have twin beds in our room.

Synonyms

• pair