This meaning is used in medical or biological contexts to describe the two babies born from the same mother's pregnancy.
The doctor helped deliver twins yesterday.
Identical twins share the same genes.
This meaning describes something that looks very like another thing. It is often used for places or objects that are very similar.
The city has a twin in Europe.
Their houses are twins in style.
Sometimes 'twin' describes two parts that work or exist as a pair. They often perform the same function in one object.
This car has twin engines for power.
The bike has twin headlights.
Twin can mean two similar or matching objects, clubs, or buildings that are connected or very close to each other.
Manchester United and Manchester City are twin clubs.
The twin towers stand side by side.
Used as a verb, 'twin' means to connect or pair two things or places, often for cultural, educational, or official reasons.
The city twins with a town abroad.
They twinned the schools to share knowledge.
'Twin' can describe something with two parallel or paired parts, for example, in technology or sport equipment like bikes.
He bought a twin frame road bike.
The twin tube design is strong.
