Half-brother

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Derivation 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also

English

Derivation

half- + brother

Pronunciation

	IPA	SAMPA
GenAm	/ˌhæfˈbrʌðɚ/	/%h{f"brVD@`/

Noun

half-brother (plural: half-brothers, archaic plural: half-brethren)

1. A brother by one parent, but not both.

Translations

• Dutch: halfbroer m, stiefbroer m
• Finnish: velipuoli
• Portuguese: meio-irmão m
• Swedish: halv-bror, halv-broder

See also

• stepbrother
• half-sister