conjoined twin

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   one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point

   SynonymsSiamese twin

   Broaderidentical twin

Questions about conjoined twin

What does conjoined twin mean?

conjoined twin means "one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point".

What is another word for conjoined twin?

Close synonyms include Siamese twin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is conjoined twin a common word?

conjoined twin is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.