sibling jealousy
Competing for attention
Sibling jealousy is the resentment or envy that arises between brothers and sisters, typically over parental attention, favoritism, or comparative achievements.
It often emerges when a new baby arrives: The older child showed sibling jealousy by acting out.
The dynamic can persist into adulthood, surfacing around inheritances or family roles.
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- envyResentful longing for another's
- green-eyed monsterPersonified covetousness
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
playing favorites · favorite child · comparison · parental attention · attention · competition · birth order · bitterness · unfair · not fair · hand-me-downs · tattling · fighting · sharing · birthright · Cain · black sheep · overlooked
- sibling bondsbrother, sister, twin, twinship, birth order
- sibling storiesCain and Abel, Jacob and Esau, Hansel and Gretel, Romulus and Remus, Little Women
- siblingsbrother, sister, twins, brothers, sisters
sibling jealousysibling love
Affection between family children
brotherly love · sisterly love · sibling bond · sibling loyalty · mutual respect
sibling, siblings, jealousy, jealous, jealously, zealous, zealously, zealot, zealotry