half brother

noun

: a brother related through one parent only

Examples of half brother in a Sentence

George is my half brother.
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Coverley eventually had a baby with him—Freud’s half brother Noah. Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 The 66-year-old son of Oscar-winning actress Shirley Jones, 91, and the late Tony Award-winning actor Jack Cassidy rose to fame in the mid-to-late 1970s as a pop star after following in the footsteps of his late half brother, David Cassidy. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Eimer, a West Aurora alum, played with Tittle’s father Lesroy in high school and has also coached his three half brothers. Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025 Ashley and her older half brother, Hunter, are the two surviving kids. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for half brother

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of half brother was in the 14th century

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“Half brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20brother. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

half brother

noun
: a brother by one parent only

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