No. 13,003 in German
zwillingen
"Zwillingen" means "twins" in English.
In a sentence
Die Familie hat kürzlich Zwillinge bekommen.
The family recently had twins.
Here, 'Zwillinge' is used as a noun referring to two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy.
Ich habe ein Buch über das Leben von Zwillingen gelesen.
I read a book about the lives of twins.
In this sentence, 'Zwillinge' refers to fictional or non-fictional characters who are twins.
Zwillinge können oft eine besonders starke Bindung zueinander haben.
Twins often can have a particularly strong bond with each other.
'Zwillinge' is a plural noun describing people who share a twin sibling relationship.
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