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Twin Meaning, Examples, and Common Mistakes (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：one of two children born together (twin)

twin 🔊

/twɪn/

One of two children who are born at the same time to the same mother. They can look very similar or quite different.

Twin babies lying side by side in matching cribs

one of two children born together 🔊

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/wʌn ʌv tuː ˈtʃɪldrən bɔːrn təˈɡɛðər/

A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'twinne' meaning 'double', related to 'two'.

💡 Mnemonic

Twin = two in one: think of two babies or two identical beds.

📖 Example

Sarah and her twin sister look so similar that even their teachers sometimes get confused. 🔊 Sarah and her twin sister look so similar that even their teachers sometimes get confused.

🔗 Collocations

identical twin – a twin who developed from the same fertilized egg and looks very similar

fraternal twin – a twin who developed from a different egg and may not look identical

twin brother – a male twin sibling

🔄 Synonyms

double (n.) – a person who looks exactly like another

lookalike (n.) – a person who closely resembles another

🚫 Antonyms

singleton (n.) – a child born without a twin

🌱 Derivatives

twinning (n.) – the condition or process of being or becoming twins

twinned (adj.) – paired or joined as twins

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Proto-Germanic *twin- ('two'). Entered English in the 13th century, first meaning 'double-born child', later extended to matched objects.

Meaning 2：two matching items (twin)

twin 🔊

/twɪn/

Used to describe two things that are exactly the same and often used or placed together.

Twin beds placed side by side in a symmetrical bedroom

two matching items 🔊

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/tuː ˈmætʃɪŋ ˈaɪtəmz/

Used to describe two identical objects that are designed to be used together, such as twin beds or twin towers.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The hotel room had twin beds, perfect for friends traveling together. 🔊 The hotel room had twin beds, perfect for friends traveling together.

🔗 Collocations

twin beds – two single beds of identical design placed together in a room

twin towers – two identical skyscrapers built side by side

twin cities – two cities that are closely linked and often share facilities

🔄 Synonyms

matched pair (n.) – two items that are designed to be used together

duplicate (n.) – an exact copy of something

🚫 Antonyms

single (adj.) – existing alone, not paired

🌱 Derivatives

twinned (adj.) – paired or joined as a set

twinning (n.) – the action of pairing or joining two things