English

Alternative spellings
half-brother

Pronunciation
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Noun
en-noun|sghalf brother|plhalf brothers or archaic half brethren

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

Translations

Dutch: halfbroer m, halfbroeder m
Finnish: velipuoli
French: demi-frère m
German: Halbbruder m
Greek: ε�ε�οθαλή� αδελ��� m
Italian: fratello mezzo
Japanese: ����� (ifubo-ky�dai)
Korean: �� �� (uibut hyeongje)
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Latin: frater uterinus (maternal), frater consanguineus (paternal)
Maltese: ħu tan-nofs
Portuguese: meio irmão
Russian: едино���обн�й б�а� (maternal) m, единок�овн�й б�а� (paternal) m
Scottish Gaelic: leth-bhràthair m
Spanish: medio hermano
Swedish: halvbror, halvbroder
Telugu: సవతి స�దర�డ� (savati sOdaruDu)

See also
half sister
stepbrother

Category:Family

fr:half brother

• 2007-12-15 22:13 - Tedius Zanarukando - /* Noun */

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