"half brother-in-law" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: half brothers-in-law [plural]
Etymology: From half brother + -in-law or half + brother-in-law. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|half brother|in-law}} half brother + -in-law Head templates: {{en-noun|half brothers-in-law}} half brother-in-law (plural half brothers-in-law)
  1. The half brother of one's spouse. Categories (topical): Male family members, Siblings Related terms: maternal half brother-in-law, paternal half brother-in-law
    Sense id: en-half_brother-in-law-en-noun-F7rHZ4Ho Disambiguation of Male family members: 54 28 18 Disambiguation of Siblings: 36 41 22 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -in-law Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in-law: 36 37 27
  2. The husband of one's half-sibling. Categories (topical): Siblings
    Sense id: en-half_brother-in-law-en-noun-u9TtQVO3 Disambiguation of Siblings: 36 41 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -in-law, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 52 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in-law: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 52 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 61 33
  3. The husband of the half-sibling of one's spouse. Categories (topical): Siblings
    Sense id: en-half_brother-in-law-en-noun-l0p2vree Disambiguation of Siblings: 36 41 22 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -in-law Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in-law: 36 37 27

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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    }
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        "The half brother of one's spouse."
      ],
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        "The husband of one's half-sibling."
      ],
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          "half-sibling"
        ]
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "The husband of the half-sibling of one's spouse."
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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