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Half brother

//ˌhæfˈbɹʌðɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a brother who has only one parent in common with you wordnet
  3. 3
    A male half sibling (same dam, different sires).

Etymology

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”).

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