HALF BROTHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does half brother mean? 

• HALF BROTHER (noun)
  The noun HALF BROTHER has 1 sense:

1. a brother who has only one parent in common with you

  Familiarity information: HALF BROTHER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HALF BROTHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A brother who has only one parent in common with you

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

half-brother; half brother; stepbrother

Hypernyms ("half brother" is a kind of...):

blood brother; brother (a male with the same parents as someone else)