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

William’s half brother commissioned the piece to commemorate the conquest, thought it was likely woven by English nuns on the losing side of the war. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

In 2025, Goessling received a letter from his birth mother’s lawyer, which said that his biological parents had found him because his half brother took a genetic test. — Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Her parents divorced early and shared custody across film and TV sets in Colorado and California and beyond, with Dakota and a nanny and a tutor and her half brother running between them. — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026

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

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