English

Alternative forms

• half-brother, halfbrother

Noun

half brother ‎(plural half brothers or half brethren)

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.

Hypernyms

• relative; sibling; half sibling, half-sibling

Hyponyms

• (a half-brother sharing the same mother): uterine brother; maternal half brother, maternal half-brother
• (a half-brother sharing the same father): paternal half-brother

Derived terms

• half brother-in-law

Related terms

• half sister, half-sister
• half uncle, half-uncle
• half cousin, half-cousin

Translations

See also

• stepbrother