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half brother
half-brother
noun
the son of either of one's parents by another partner
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of half brother1
Example Sentences
His family suffered other tragedies, such as his fatherās shooting death from a hate crime and the drowning deaths of two of his half brothers.
Then there was the time spent visiting a sister in rehab and the day she learned she had a half brother from one of her fatherās affairs.
The government also brought to the United States a pair of half brothers ā only one of whom, said to be 7, is an American citizen.
At the same time, the Kremlin was courting sympathizers within Chadās ruling elite, including cabinet ministers and a half brother of the president.
His only loss came last year to Tommy Fury, half brother of WBC heavyweight champ Tyson Fury.
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When To Use
A half brother is a brother who is related to his sibling(s) through only one parent.This typically means that they share only one biological parent (not both). For example, when a personās parent has a son with another partner (who is not the personās parent), the son is considered the personās half brother.The term half sister is used in the same way. Half-sibling is a gender-neutral way of saying the same thing.In contrast, the words stepbrother, stepsister, and stepsibling refer to those who have a sibling relationship (often based on the remarriage of their parents to other partners) but who do not share a biological parent.The word half in half brother and its related terms only refers to the biological relationship. Half brothers may have close relationships with their siblings, and many people simply call their half brother their brother.Modifiers such as maternal and paternal are sometimes used to specify which biological parent the siblings have in common.Example: Over the holidays, I got together with my maternal half brother and my paternal half sister and we had a great time.
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