Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A brother by one parent only.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A brother by one parent, but not by both.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
half brother .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a brother who has only one parent in common with you
- noun a brother who has only one parent in common with you
Etymologies
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Examples
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His half-brother- Dane came up with the team's name when Mike and his crew first walked into a Vancouver practice.
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Sunday's assault is the latest in a string of regional attacks that have included the assassination of several high-profile officials, including Mr. Karzai's half-brother and the mayor of Kandahar city in neighboring Kandahar province.
12 Police, Child Killed in Southern Afghanistan Suicide Blast 2011
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Ratan Tata's half-brother Noel Tata was among those said to be considered for the chairman's post.
Tata Sons Appoints Successor Rumman Ahmed 2011
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Ahmed Wali Karzai, the Afghan president's half-brother who runs the Kandahar provincial council and is the province's most powerful politician, took a different view.
U.S. Raid Kills Karzai Cousin Dion Nissenbaum 2011
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On September 28, 1751, nineteen-year-old George Washington and his half-brother, Lawrence, left the family plantation at Mount Vernon for Barbados.
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Saturday named his half-brother Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the country's new defense minister, succeeding the late Crown Prince Sultan in one of the most powerful ministerial roles in the oil-rich kingdom.
Saudi King Names Prince Salman Defense Minister Summer Said 2011
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That was until the final issue, no. 36, where, during the "end of the world as we know it" created by Promethea, Tom is confronted by the ghost of his arch-enemy Paul Saveen, who reveals that he is, in fact, Tom's half-brother.
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In The Fighter, Bale plays Dicky Eklund, the half-brother and trainer of fighting hopeful Micky Ward, played by Mark Wahlberg.
Oscars 2011: Christian Bale wins fight for best supporting actor award 2011
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Prince Salman, who has been governor of Riyadh province since 1962, has played an increasingly prominent role in Saudi politics in recent years and is considered by observers as next in line to the throne after Prince Nayef, another half-brother of King Abdullah who was named crown prince soon after Prince Sultan's death.
Saudi King Names Prince Salman Defense Minister Summer Said 2011
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First up is Monk (9 ET/PT), which boasts a visit from another Monk relative, a half-brother (Steve Zahn).
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