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fraternal

[fruh-tur-nl] / frəˈtɜr nl /
ADJECTIVE
brotherly
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Buttigieg and his husband became first-time parents in 2021 when they adopted fraternal twins Joseph August and Penelope Rose.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

In the rebuilding of Jerusalem, diverse people worked together to rebuild the ruined walls and established a fraternal coexistence within them, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

The research followed about 880 people, including both identical and fraternal twins.

From Science Daily May 6, 2026

Notaro lives near Hollywood with her wife, actor Stephanie Allynne, their 9-year-old fraternal twin boys, Max and Finn, and three cats, Fluff, Linus and Skip.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

Five of the children, including Luke and a set of fraternal twins, were three years old.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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