DictionaryRoot: getwinn
Old English

getwinn

double

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A young mother cradles her two newborn twins together, one in each arm, making the pair from a single birth the clear focus.
noun / adjective / verb

twin

TWIN/twɪn/

One of two offspring born together.

Etymology

Old English getwinn meant “double,” and its plural named two born at one birth. The singular noun identifies one member of that birth-pair, rather than the pair as a whole.

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