conjoined twin

English

Noun

conjoined twin (plural conjoined twins)

1. One of the two identical twins who are born attached together in utero.

Synonyms

• Siamese twin (proscribed)

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 連體嬰兒 / 连体婴儿 (zh) (liántǐ yīng'ér), 連體嬰 / 连体婴 (zh) (liántǐyīng)

• German: siamesischer Zwilling (de) m
• Hungarian: sziámi iker sg, sziámi ikrek pl
• Japanese: 結合双生児 (ja) (ketsugō sōseiji)
• Portuguese: xifópago (pt), siamês (pt)
• Romanian: geamăn siamez m
• Russian: сиамский близнец m (siamskij bliznec)
• Spanish: siamés m
• Swedish: siamesisk tvilling c
• Turkish: yapışık ikiz

See also

• joined at the hip