"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, {{m|en|half}} half, {{m|en|brother-in-law}} 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: 39 33 28 Disambiguation of Siblings: 42 33 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -in-law Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 28 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in-law: 51 26 23
  2. The husband of one's half-sibling. Categories (topical): Male family members
    Sense id: en-half_brother-in-law-en-noun-u9TtQVO3 Disambiguation of Male family members: 39 33 28
  3. The husband of the half-sibling of one's spouse. Categories (topical): Male family members
    Sense id: en-half_brother-in-law-en-noun-l0p2vree Disambiguation of Male family members: 39 33 28

Inflected forms

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