half brother


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half brother

n.
A brother to whom one is biologically related through one parent only.
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half′ broth`er


n.
a male sibling related through one parent only.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.half brother - a brother who has only one parent in common with you
half-brother, stepbrother
blood brother, brother - a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
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Translations
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She saw Ali ben Kadin, The Sheik's half brother, squatted upon a rug, smoking.
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he was therefore half brother to Nausithous, half uncle to King Alcinous, and half great uncle to Nausicaa.
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