stepbrother
noun
step·broth·er
ˈstep-ˌbrə-t͟hər 
: a son of one's stepparent : the stepson of one's parent
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Max’s stepbrother, Billy, fought Vecna to protect her and Eleven, and died in the process, at the end of season three.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
My stepbrother did a lot of commercials.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
Athanason noted during that hearing that Anna's 16-year-old stepbrother may soon face state or federal charges.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Authorities have not publicly named a suspect in the case, but the stepbrother became the subject of a criminal investigation soon after her death, according to court records in the custody issue previously obtained by PEOPLE.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
My stepbrother did a lot of commercials.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
Athanason noted during that hearing that Anna's 16-year-old stepbrother may soon face state or federal charges.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Authorities have not publicly named a suspect in the case, but the stepbrother became the subject of a criminal investigation soon after her death, according to court records in the custody issue previously obtained by PEOPLE.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 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 10 Jan. 2026.
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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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