half brother

== English == === Alternative forms === half-brother, halfbrother === 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”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhæfˈbɹʌðɚ/ === Noun === half brother (plural half brothers or half brethren) 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. (horse racing) A male half sibling (same dam, different sires). ==== Hypernyms ==== relative; sibling; half sibling, half-sibling ==== Hyponyms ==== (a half-brother sharing the same mother): maternal half brother, maternal half-brother (a half-brother sharing the same father): paternal half-brother ==== Derived terms ==== half brother-in-law ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== stepbrother