Talk:twin

Twinning
Not being a professional grammarian or linguist, I don't want to add it myself, but: I have heard on many occasions the term "twinning" for an adjective(?) describing an animal producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so. I figured I'd leave a comment so someone more educated than myself could add it if they feel it is appropriate. Here is an example: Twinning is very common among Icelandic sheep. Isoxyl 19:54, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Can "Twin" also mean friend?
Probably a british slang term? Or, Cockney rhyming slang? 87.116.147.151

Similar root meaning
Is twin possibly derived from the same root meaning as twain? The forms seem to have similar meanings and sounds as well. (Old English ġetwinn for twin and Proto-Germanic *dwó for twain). But there is no etymology past ġetwinn for twin, so I wouldn't know. - M0rphzone (talk) 23:33, 23 April 2012 (UTC)