half brother

Meaning

1. A male sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full brother or brother-german, from a step-brother, or from a brother-like figure such as a blood brother.
2. A male half sibling (same dam, different sires).

Synonyms

half-brother

stepbrother

step-brother

brother

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sibling

kinsman

half sister

half-sister

Translations

demi-frère

Halbbruder

medio hermano

fratellastro

halfbroer

meio irmão

fratello mezzo

ετεροθαλής αδελφός

germanastre

frater uterinus

frater consanguineus

halfbroeder

hermanastro

mig germà

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌhæfˈbɹʌðɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: half-brother

Cognate with Dutch: halfbroer

Cognate with German: Halbbruder

Cognate with Danish: halvbroder

Cognate with Swedish: halvbroder

Cognate with Icelandic: hálfbróðir

In summary

From Middle English half-brother, equivalent to half- + brother. Cognate with Dutch halfbroer (“halfbrother”), German Halbbruder (“halfbrother”), Danish halvbroder (“halfbrother”), Swedish halvbroder, halvbror (“halfbrother”), Icelandic hálfbróðir (“halfbrother”).