Definition of "littermate" [lit•ter•mate]

• One member of a given litter of animal offspring. (noun)

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• "Niki and her littermate Viki are the aunt and mother of my late and much lamented disabled cat, Claudius."
• "A few moments later he emerged again, carrying an orange-and-white striped kitten that he dropped next to its littermate, also alive and unharmed."
• "After moving into my house from an apartment, I decided my orange boy “Doc” needed a playmate so went to the shelter and saw this beautiful 8 week old long haired calico with the most unique marking on her nose like someone took a sharpie and painted her nose black Fell in love immediately, turns out the kitty in the cage with her was her sister/littermate."