English
Alternative spellings
half-brother
Pronunciation
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Noun
en-noun|sghalf brother|plhalf brothers or archaic half brethren
- A male sibling who has a different father, but the same mother. (Also known as maternal half brother)
- 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: ετεÏοθαλής αδελφός m
Italian: fratello mezzo
Japanese: 異父æ¯å…„弟 (ifubo-kyÅdai)
Korean: ì˜ë¶“ í˜•ì œ (uibut hyeongje)
mid
Latin: frater uterinus (maternal), frater consanguineus (paternal)
Maltese: ħu tan-nofs
Portuguese: meio irmão
Russian: единоутробный брат (maternal) m, единокровный брат (paternal) m
Scottish Gaelic: leth-bhrà thair m
Spanish: medio hermano
Swedish: halvbror, halvbroder
Telugu: సవతి సోదరà±à°¡à± (savati sOdaruDu)
See also
half sister
stepbrother
Category:Family
fr:half brother
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