"half brother" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌhæfˈbɹʌðɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-half brother.wav Forms: half brothers [plural], half brethren [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English half-brother, equivalent to half- + brother. Cognate with Dutch halfbroer (“halfbrother”), German Halbbruder (“halfbrother”), Danish halvbroder (“halfbrother”), Swedish halvbroder, halvbror (“halfbrother”), Icelandic hálfbróðir (“halfbrother”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|half-brother}} Middle English half-brother, {{af|en|half-|brother}} half- + brother, {{cog|nl|halfbroer|t=halfbrother}} Dutch halfbroer (“halfbrother”), {{cog|de|Halbbruder|t=halfbrother}} German Halbbruder (“halfbrother”), {{cog|da|halvbroder|t=halfbrother}} Danish halvbroder (“halfbrother”), {{cog|sv|halvbroder}} Swedish halvbroder, {{cog|is|hálfbróðir|t=halfbrother}} Icelandic hálfbróðir (“halfbrother”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|half brethren}} half brother (plural half brothers or half brethren)
  1. A male sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full brother or brother-german, from a step-brother, or from a brother-like figure such as a blood brother. Categories (topical): Male family members Synonyms: half-brother, halfbrother Hypernyms: relative, sibling, half sibling, half-sibling Hyponyms (a half-brother sharing the same father): paternal half-brother Hyponyms (a half-brother sharing the same mother): uterine brother, maternal half brother, maternal half-brother Derived forms: half brother-in-law Related terms: half cousin, half-cousin, half sister, half-sister, half uncle, half-uncle, stepbrother Translations (male half-sibling): hermanastru [masculine] (Asturian), mediohermanu [masculine] (Asturian), hantervreur [masculine] (Breton), germanastre [masculine] (Catalan), hablos (Cebuano), hanter-broder [masculine] (Cornish), nevlastní bratr [masculine] (Czech), halfbroer [masculine] (Dutch), halfbroeder [masculine] (Dutch), duonfrato (Esperanto), hálvbróðir [masculine] (Faroese), hálvbeiggi [masculine] (Faroese), velipuoli (Finnish), demi-frère [masculine] (French), medio irmán [masculine] (Galician), ნახევარძმა (naxevarʒma) (Georgian), Halbbruder [masculine] (German), ετεροθαλής αδελφός (eterothalís adelfós) [masculine] (Greek), सौतेला भाई (sautelā bhāī) [masculine] (Hindi), féltestvér (Hungarian), hálfbróðir [masculine] (Icelandic), leathdheartháir [masculine] (Irish), leasdeartháir [masculine] (Irish), mezzo fratello (Italian), fratellastro [masculine] (Italian), 의붓 형제 (uibut hyeongje) (Korean), semifrater (Latin), semigermanus (Latin), pusbrālis [masculine] (Latvian), полубрат (polubrat) [masculine] (Macedonian), abang tiri (english: elder) (Malay), adik tiri (english: younger) (Malay), ħu tan-nofs (Maltese), lieh-vraar [masculine] (Manx), d'mié-fréthe [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), halvbror [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), halvbror [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), برادر ناتنی (barâdar-e nâtani) (Persian), przyrodni brat [masculine] (Polish), meio-irmão [masculine] (Portuguese), frate pe jumătate [masculine] (Romanian), frate vitreg [masculine] (Romanian), leth-bhràthair [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), medio hermano [masculine] (Spanish), hermanastro [masculine] (Spanish), halvbror (Swedish), halvbroder (Swedish), pòpóna (english: older) (Taos), pʼǫ́yna (english: younger) (Taos), సవతి సోదరుడు (savati sōdaruḍu) (Telugu), połbratr [masculine] (Upper Sorbian), سوتیلا بھائی (soutela bhai) [masculine] (Urdu), hanner brawd [masculine] (Welsh) Translations (son of the same father but a different mother): 同父異母 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 同父异母 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 同父异母 (tông-hū-ī-bió) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 仝爸各母 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 同父異母 (Chinese Cantonese), 同父异母 (tung⁴ fu⁶ ji⁶ mou⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 同父異母 (Chinese Mandarin), 同父异母 (tóngfù yìmǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 同父异母 (tóngfù yìmǔ) (note: + words for elder/younger brother) (Chinese Mandarin), 腹違い (harachigai) (alt: はらちがい) (Japanese), 畑違い (hatakechigai) (alt: はたけちがい) (Japanese), 異腹 (alt: ことはら, koto hara, いふく, ifuku) (Japanese), 異母 (ibo) (note: + words for elder/younger brother) (alt: いぼ) (Japanese), frater consanguineus (Latin), frater agnatus (Latin), agnatus (Latin), единокро́вный брат (jedinokróvnyj brat) [masculine] (Russian), cùng cha khác mẹ (note: + words for elder/younger brother) (Vietnamese), 共爺隔娘 (Xiang Chinese), 共爷隔娘 (gong⁴ ia² ge⁶ nyian²) (Xiang Chinese) Translations (son of the same mother but a different father): 同母異父 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 同母异父 (tông-bó-ī-hū / tông-bú-ī-hū) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 仝母各爸 (kāng-bó-koh-pēe) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 同母異父 (Chinese Cantonese), 同母异父 (tung⁴ mou⁵ ji⁶ fu⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 同母異父 (Chinese Mandarin), 同母异父 (tóngmǔ yìfù) (note: + words for elder/younger brother) (Chinese Mandarin), 胤違い (tanechigai) (alt: たねちがい) (Japanese), 胤変わり (tanegawari) (alt: たねがわり) (Japanese), 異父 (ifu) (note: + words for elder/younger brother) (alt: いふ) (Japanese), frater uterinus (Latin), uterinus (Latin), единоутро́бный брат (jedinoutróbnyj brat) [masculine] (Russian), cùng mẹ khác cha (note: + words for elder/younger brother) (Vietnamese), cùng cha khác mẹ (english: paternal) (note: + words for elder/younger brother) (Vietnamese), 共娘隔爺 (Xiang Chinese), 共娘隔爷 (gong⁴ nyian² ge⁶ ia²) (Xiang Chinese)
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        "A male sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full brother or brother-german, from a step-brother, or from a brother-like figure such as a blood brother."
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          "sense": "a half-brother sharing the same mother",
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          "sense": "a half-brother sharing the same mother",
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        {
          "sense": "a half-brother sharing the same mother",
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        [
          "single",
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          "full",
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          "-like",
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          "figure",
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        {
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          "word": "half sister"
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        {
          "word": "half-sister"
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          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "hermanastru"
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        {
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "mediohermanu"
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          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "hantervreur"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "germanastre"
        },
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          "code": "ceb",
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          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "hablos"
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          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
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          "word": "hanter-broder"
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          "sense": "male half-sibling",
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          "sense": "male half-sibling",
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "duonfrato"
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          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "hálvbróðir"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "hálvbeiggi"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "velipuoli"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "demi-frère"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "medio irmán"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "naxevarʒma",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "ნახევარძმა"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Halbbruder"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "eterothalís adelfós",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ετεροθαλής αδελφός"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sautelā bhāī",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "सौतेला भाई"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "féltestvér"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hálfbróðir"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "leathdheartháir"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "leasdeartháir"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "mezzo fratello"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fratellastro"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "uibut hyeongje",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "의붓 형제"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "semifrater"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "semigermanus"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pusbrālis"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "polubrat",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "полубрат"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "english": "elder",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "abang tiri"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "english": "younger",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "adik tiri"
        },
        {
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "ħu tan-nofs"
        },
        {
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lieh-vraar"
        },
        {
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "d'mié-fréthe"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "halvbror"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "halvbror"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "barâdar-e nâtani",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "برادر ناتنی"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "przyrodni brat"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "meio-irmão"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "frate pe jumătate"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "frate vitreg"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "leth-bhràthair"
        },
        {
          "code": "hsb",
          "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "połbratr"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "medio hermano"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hermanastro"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "halvbror"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "halvbroder"
        },
        {
          "code": "twf",
          "english": "older",
          "lang": "Taos",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "pòpóna"
        },
        {
          "code": "twf",
          "english": "younger",
          "lang": "Taos",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "pʼǫ́yna"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "savati sōdaruḍu",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "word": "సవతి సోదరుడు"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "soutela bhai",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "سوتیلا بھائی"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "male half-sibling",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hanner brawd"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "word": "同母異父"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "tung⁴ mou⁵ ji⁶ fu⁶",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "word": "同母异父"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "同母異父"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "tông-bó-ī-hū / tông-bú-ī-hū",
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          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "同母异父"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "kāng-bó-koh-pēe",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "仝母各爸"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "word": "同母異父"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "note": "+ words for elder/younger brother",
          "roman": "tóngmǔ yìfù",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "word": "同母异父"
        },
        {
          "code": "hsn",
          "lang": "Xiang Chinese",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "word": "共娘隔爺"
        },
        {
          "code": "hsn",
          "lang": "Xiang Chinese",
          "roman": "gong⁴ nyian² ge⁶ ia²",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "word": "共娘隔爷"
        },
        {
          "alt": "たねちがい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tanechigai",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "word": "胤違い"
        },
        {
          "alt": "たねがわり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tanegawari",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "word": "胤変わり"
        },
        {
          "alt": "いふ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "note": "+ words for elder/younger brother",
          "roman": "ifu",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "word": "異父"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "word": "frater uterinus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "word": "uterinus"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "jedinoutróbnyj brat",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "единоутро́бный брат"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "note": "+ words for elder/younger brother",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "word": "cùng mẹ khác cha"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "english": "paternal",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "note": "+ words for elder/younger brother",
          "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
          "word": "cùng cha khác mẹ"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "word": "同父異母"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "tung⁴ fu⁶ ji⁶ mou⁵",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "word": "同父异母"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "同父異母"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "同父异母"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "tông-hū-ī-bió",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "同父异母"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "zh-min-nan",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "仝爸各母"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "word": "同父異母"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tóngfù yìmǔ",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "word": "同父异母"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "note": "+ words for elder/younger brother",
          "roman": "tóngfù yìmǔ",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "word": "同父异母"
        },
        {
          "code": "hsn",
          "lang": "Xiang Chinese",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "word": "共爺隔娘"
        },
        {
          "code": "hsn",
          "lang": "Xiang Chinese",
          "roman": "gong⁴ ia² ge⁶ nyian²",
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          "word": "共爷隔娘"
        },
        {
          "alt": "はらちがい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "harachigai",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "word": "腹違い"
        },
        {
          "alt": "はたけちがい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hatakechigai",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "word": "畑違い"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ことはら, koto hara, いふく, ifuku",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "word": "異腹"
        },
        {
          "alt": "いぼ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "note": "+ words for elder/younger brother",
          "roman": "ibo",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "word": "異母"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "word": "frater consanguineus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "word": "frater agnatus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "word": "agnatus"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "jedinokróvnyj brat",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "единокро́вный брат"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "note": "+ words for elder/younger brother",
          "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
          "word": "cùng cha khác mẹ"
        }
      ]
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      "word": "relative"
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      "word": "sibling"
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      "word": "half sibling"
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      "sense": "a half-brother sharing the same mother",
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      "sense": "a half-brother sharing the same mother",
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      "sense": "a half-brother sharing the same mother",
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      "sense": "a half-brother sharing the same father",
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      "word": "half sister"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full brother or brother-german, from a step-brother, or from a brother-like figure such as a blood brother."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "sibling",
          "sibling"
        ],
        [
          "sharing",
          "sharing"
        ],
        [
          "single",
          "single"
        ],
        [
          "parent",
          "parent"
        ],
        [
          "distinguish",
          "distinguish"
        ],
        [
          "full",
          "full"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ],
        [
          "brother-german",
          "brother-german"
        ],
        [
          "step-brother",
          "step-brother"
        ],
        [
          "-like",
          "-like"
        ],
        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
        ],
        [
          "blood brother",
          "blood brother"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhæfˈbɹʌðɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "half-brother"
    },
    {
      "word": "halfbrother"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hermanastru"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mediohermanu"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hantervreur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "germanastre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "hablos"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hanter-broder"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nevlastní bratr"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "halfbroer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "halfbroeder"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "duonfrato"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hálvbróðir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hálvbeiggi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "velipuoli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "demi-frère"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "medio irmán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "naxevarʒma",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "ნახევარძმა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Halbbruder"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eterothalís adelfós",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ετεροθαλής αδελφός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sautelā bhāī",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सौतेला भाई"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "féltestvér"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hálfbróðir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leathdheartháir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leasdeartháir"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "mezzo fratello"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fratellastro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "uibut hyeongje",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "의붓 형제"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "semifrater"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "semigermanus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pusbrālis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "polubrat",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "полубрат"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "english": "elder",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "abang tiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "english": "younger",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "adik tiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "ħu tan-nofs"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lieh-vraar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "d'mié-fréthe"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "halvbror"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "halvbror"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "barâdar-e nâtani",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "برادر ناتنی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "przyrodni brat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "meio-irmão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frate pe jumătate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frate vitreg"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leth-bhràthair"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "połbratr"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "medio hermano"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hermanastro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "halvbror"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "halvbroder"
    },
    {
      "code": "twf",
      "english": "older",
      "lang": "Taos",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "pòpóna"
    },
    {
      "code": "twf",
      "english": "younger",
      "lang": "Taos",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "pʼǫ́yna"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "savati sōdaruḍu",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "word": "సవతి సోదరుడు"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "soutela bhai",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "سوتیلا بھائی"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "male half-sibling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hanner brawd"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "word": "同母異父"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "tung⁴ mou⁵ ji⁶ fu⁶",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "word": "同母异父"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "同母異父"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "tông-bó-ī-hū / tông-bú-ī-hū",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "同母异父"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "kāng-bó-koh-pēe",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "仝母各爸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "word": "同母異父"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "note": "+ words for elder/younger brother",
      "roman": "tóngmǔ yìfù",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "word": "同母异父"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsn",
      "lang": "Xiang Chinese",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "word": "共娘隔爺"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsn",
      "lang": "Xiang Chinese",
      "roman": "gong⁴ nyian² ge⁶ ia²",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "word": "共娘隔爷"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たねちがい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tanechigai",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "word": "胤違い"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たねがわり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tanegawari",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "word": "胤変わり"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いふ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "note": "+ words for elder/younger brother",
      "roman": "ifu",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "word": "異父"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "word": "frater uterinus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "word": "uterinus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jedinoutróbnyj brat",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "единоутро́бный брат"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "note": "+ words for elder/younger brother",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "word": "cùng mẹ khác cha"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "english": "paternal",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "note": "+ words for elder/younger brother",
      "sense": "son of the same mother but a different father",
      "word": "cùng cha khác mẹ"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "同父異母"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "tung⁴ fu⁶ ji⁶ mou⁵",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "同父异母"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "tung⁴ fu⁶ ji⁶ mou⁵",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "同父异母"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "同父異母"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "同父异母"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "tông-hū-ī-bió",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "同父异母"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "zh-min-nan",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "仝爸各母"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "同父異母"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngfù yìmǔ",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "同父异母"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "note": "+ words for elder/younger brother",
      "roman": "tóngfù yìmǔ",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "同父异母"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsn",
      "lang": "Xiang Chinese",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "共爺隔娘"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsn",
      "lang": "Xiang Chinese",
      "roman": "gong⁴ ia² ge⁶ nyian²",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "共爷隔娘"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsn",
      "lang": "Xiang Chinese",
      "roman": "gong⁴ ia² ge⁶ nyian²",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "共爷隔娘"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はらちがい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "harachigai",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "腹違い"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はたけちがい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hatakechigai",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "畑違い"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ことはら, koto hara, いふく, ifuku",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "異腹"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いぼ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "note": "+ words for elder/younger brother",
      "roman": "ibo",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "異母"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "frater consanguineus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "frater agnatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "agnatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jedinokróvnyj brat",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "единокро́вный брат"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "note": "+ words for elder/younger brother",
      "sense": "son of the same father but a different mother",
      "word": "cùng cha khác mẹ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "half brother"
}

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  "path": [
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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "half brother",
  "trace": ""
}

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