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 teen stepbrother accused of killing 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship has been ordered detained pending trial after a federal judge reversed course and found that no release conditions could reasonably protect the community.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
The blended family were pictured smiling at his stepbrother Lennox’s high school graduation in June 2025, as Pia shared in her Instagram Stories.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 June 2026
According to del Valle's testimony, Timothy Hudson, Anna's 16-year-old stepbrother and accused killer, destroyed and disposed of the cell phone.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Or two self-loathing stepbrothers and their toxic, brutally violent codependence?
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
The blended family were pictured smiling at his stepbrother Lennox’s high school graduation in June 2025, as Pia shared in her Instagram Stories.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 June 2026
According to del Valle's testimony, Timothy Hudson, Anna's 16-year-old stepbrother and accused killer, destroyed and disposed of the cell phone.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Or two self-loathing stepbrothers and their toxic, brutally violent codependence?
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
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“Stepbrother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepbrother. Accessed 17 Jun. 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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