English Dictionary

Irish twin

名詞

攻撃的 稀用 俗語

(rare, slang, offensive) Either of a pair of siblings born less than 12 months apart, especially if born within the same calendar year or school year or born one year apart.

日本語の意味

俗語で、生後12ヶ月未満の間隔で生まれた兄弟を指します。特に同じカレンダー年または学年度内で生まれる場合に使われ、やや侮蔑的なニュアンスを含む表現です。

When I was a child, people would jokingly call me an Irish twin because my sister and I were born less than a year apart.

子どものころ、私と姉は生まれが1年未満しか離れていなかったので、人々は冗談で私を姉と生まれが1年未満の差の兄弟姉妹の一人だと呼んでいました。

意味（1）

(rare, slang, offensive) Either of a pair of siblings born less than 12 months apart, especially if born within the same calendar year or school year or born one year apart.

I'm the oldest, my brother, Dylan, is the next oldest—my Irish twin.” “Irish twin?” “He's ten months younger, what is referred to sarcastically as an Irish twin. My parents still live in the same flat in Dublin I grew up in. I haven't been home much the last twelve years or so. How about you, darlin'?”

Irish twins （ plural ）