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 different father, but the same mother. (Also known as maternal half brother)
  • noun A male sibling who has a different mother, but the same father. (Also known as paternal 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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