half brother

noun

: a brother related through one parent only

Examples of half brother in a Sentence

George is my half brother.

Recent Examples on the Web

The tapestry was likely commissioned by William’s half brother Bishop Odo of Bayeux and has spent almost 1,000 years in the French town. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

That fine old aristocrat is a half brother to the Maharajah of Nagod, and his former prime minister, boasting the impressive name and title of Lal Sahib Lal Bhargavendra Singh. — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

After moving to town to live closer to the boys, Mary-Louise begins questioning why her grandsons aren’t closer to their half brother, Ziggy. — Matt Minton, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Her faction is the Black Council; her rivals include her half brothers Aegon II Targaryen, supported by the Green Council, and Aemond (One-Eye) Targaryen, whose other eye was a casualty of a childhood family squabble. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for half brother

• another
• godmother
• grandmother
• stepbrother
• stepmother
• mother
• nother
• other
• smother
• souther

Kids Definition

half brother

noun

: a brother by one parent only