What does half brother mean?

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half broth·er

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word half brother.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. stepbrother, half-brother, half brothernoun

    a brother who has only one parent in common with you

Wiktionary

  1. half brothernoun

    A male sibling who has a different father, but the same mother. (Also known as maternal half brother)

  2. half brothernoun

    A male sibling who has a different mother, but the same father. (Also known as paternal half brother)

ChatGPT

  1. half brother

    A half-brother is a male sibling who shares one biological parent (either the same mother or the same father) but not both, due to the parents having children from different relationships.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of half brother in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of half brother in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of half brother in a Sentence

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    Several former U.S. officials said the half brother, who had lived outside of North Korea for many years and had no known power base in Pyongyang, was unlikely to be able to provide details of the secretive country's inner workings.

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