Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saviour sibling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: saviour si-b-ling
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A child, conceived by selected IVF treatment, so as to have compatible tissue that could be used to treat an existing sick sibling

Example Sentences

"MPs pushed back the boundaries of science last night when they voted to allow the creation of hybrid embryos, which have a combination of human and animal DNA, as well as "saviour siblings" to save sick children."

Inflected Forms

saviour siblings (plural)

Questions

What does saviour sibling mean?: A child, conceived by selected IVF treatment, so as to have compatible tissue that could be used to treat an existing sick sibling

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