pseudosibling
English
Etymology
pseudo- + sibling
Noun
pseudosibling (plural pseudosiblings)
- One who is not a sibling but has a relationship of that kind.
- 1982, David P. Barash, Sociobiology and behavior
- […] the girls were older than average when they entered the family and thus did not develop the usual pseudosibling relationship […]
- 2007 April 19, Kate Murphy, “Stepfamilies Try to Stretch Their Space”, in New York Times:
- With multiple stepparents, stepsiblings, half siblings and pseudosiblings, it’s a whole new type of family, and with it comes the challenge to design a home where everyone feels welcome.
- 1982, David P. Barash, Sociobiology and behavior