stepbrother
See also: step-brother
English
Alternative forms
- step-brother
Etymology
PIE word |
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*bʰréh₂tēr |
step- + brother
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: step‧broth‧er
Noun
stepbrother (plural stepbrothers or (obsolete) stepbrethren)
- The son of one's stepparent who is not the son of either of one's biological parents.
- The stepson of one's parent who is not one's half-brother.
Synonyms
- stepbro
Hypernyms
- stepfamily
- stepsibling
- stepson
Related terms
- stepdaughter
- stepparent
- stepsister
- half brother
Translations
son of one's stepfather or stepmother
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stepson of one's parent
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Further reading
Sibling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia