Siamese twin

English Etymology Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins from Siam (modern Thailand), were known as the "Siamese twins". Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Siamese twin.wav Southern England Noun A conjoined twin; one of two people physically joined together. XXI the two stood together; the old miser leaning against the herb-doctor with something of that air of trustful fraternity with which, when standing, the less strong of the Siamese twins habitually leans against the other. en 1980 AA Book of British Villages Drive Publications Ltd 58 The village sign on the green depicts the Biddenden Maids, the Siamese twins Elizabeth and Mary Chulkhurst, who were born about 1135, joined at the hip and shoulder. They lived until the age of 34 when they died within a few hours of each other. en by extension One of two people who are extraordinarily close, or always found together. en Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine Didn't you hear what he said about your Lesta and the Prince — that they were as thick as butter — regular Siamese twins and you couldn't separate 'em? en linguistics Either of a pair of words that occur together as an idiomatic expression or collocation, as in "hammer and sickle", "short and sweet", or "spick and span". Usage notes Some consider the term "Siamese twin" to be offensive, as it inordinately links Thais and Thailand to the birth defect. Derived terms en Siamese Twins Siamese Twins Galaxies Siamese Twin Galaxies Siamese Twins Galaxy Siamese Twin Galaxy Translations conjoined twin Belarusian: be сія́мскае блізня́ n, be сія́мскае блізнё n, Taraškievica be сія́мскае блізьня́ n, be сія́мскае блізьнё n Danish: da siamesisk tvilling c Dutch: nl Siamese tweeling m Esperanto: eo siama ĝemelo Finnish: fi siamilainen kaksonen French: fr frère siamois m, fr sœur siamoise f German: de siamesischer Zwilling m Hungarian: hu sziámi iker Indonesian: id kembar siam Japanese: ja シャム双生児 Shamu sōseiji Korean: ko 샴쌍둥이 Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr cêwiyên siyamî n-p, kmr hevalcêmkên pêkve n-p Malay: ms kembar Siam Mongolian: mn сиамын ихэр Norwegian: Bokmål: nb siamesisk tvilling m Nynorsk: nn siamesisk tvilling m Polish: pl bliźnię syjamskie n Portuguese: pt gémeo siamês m Portugal, pt gêmeo siamês m Brazil Romanian: ro geamăn siamez m, ro geamănă siameză f Russian: ru сиа́мский близне́ц m Spanish: es siamés Swedish: sv siamesisk tvilling c Thai: th แฝดสยาม Turkish: tr Siyam ikizi, tr yapışık ikiz, tr Siyamlı ikiz Further reading Conjoined twins Siamese twins (linguistics) Siamese twins (disambiguation) en terms derived from toponyms en Family members Siblings