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A contraction of a word is made by omitting certain letters or syllables and bringing together the first and last letters or elements.

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He's 16 and she's 14.

Do the sentences below sound natural? I have a brother and a sister. He's 16 and she's 14. Or should you say, 'My brother is 16 and my sister is 14.'?