half-brother

half-broth·er

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [haf, hahf bruhth -er or for 9, bruhth -ur]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈbrʌð ər or for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr/
- /hɑːf ˈbrʌðə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf bruhth -er or for 9, bruhth -ur]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈbrʌð ər or for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr/

Definitions of half-brother word

noun half-brother brother (def 2). 1
noun half-brother male sibling by one parent 1
countable noun half-brother Someone's half-brother is a boy or man who has either the same mother or the same father as they have. 0
noun half-brother the son of either of one's parents by another partner 0
noun half-brother a brother through one parent only 0
noun half-brother Alternative spelling of half brother. 0

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1300-50

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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