stepbrother
noun
step·broth·er
ˈstep-ˌbrə-t͟hər 
: a son of one's stepparent : the stepson of one's parent
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The girl had been on the cruise with her father, stepmother, 14-year-old biological brother and stepbrother.
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
After Anna's death, the stepbrother's father demanded a custody hearing, accusing his ex-wife of alienating their two youngest children from him after a violent altercation involving their oldest.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Kepner had been staying in the same room as her stepbrother and one other stepsibling.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Among the avenues investigators are looking at is whether there might have been some sort of altercation with her stepbrother prior to her death, the source told ABC News.
—Brian Hartman, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2025
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
After Anna's death, the stepbrother's father demanded a custody hearing, accusing his ex-wife of alienating their two youngest children from him after a violent altercation involving their oldest.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Kepner had been staying in the same room as her stepbrother and one other stepsibling.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Among the avenues investigators are looking at is whether there might have been some sort of altercation with her stepbrother prior to her death, the source told ABC News.
—Brian Hartman, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stepbrother
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“Stepbrother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepbrother. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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stepbrother
noun
step·broth·er
ˈstep-ˌbrət͟h-ər
: a son of one's stepparent by a former partner
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