Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A brother to whom one is biologically related through one parent only.
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- noun A male
sibling who has a differentfather , but the samemother . (Also known asmaternal half brother) - noun A male
sibling who has a differentmother , but the samefather . (Also known aspaternal half brother)
Etymologies
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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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