half-brother

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Noun half-brother has 1 sense

stepbrother, half-brother - a son of your stepparent by a former marriage
--₁ is a kind of brother, blood brother

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Term: Half-Brother

Description

A half-brother refers to a male sibling who shares only one biological parent with another individual. While they may have different mothers or fathers, they share a common parent, either the father or the mother. The term is used to denote a familial relationship that exists between two individuals related by blood, albeit only partially.

Sample Sentences

Noun (Family Relationship):

My half-brother and I have different mothers, but we share the same father.
Having a half-brother means you have a sibling who shares some genetic traits with you.
After meeting his half-brother for the first time, they discovered they had many similarities.

Noun (Informal, Popular):

He's not my full brother; he's just my half-brother.
In most families, half-brothers and half-sisters get along just as well as full siblings.
Even with different fathers, their bond as half-brothers is unbreakable.

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