stepbrother
noun
step·broth·er
ˈstep-ˌbrə-t͟hər 
: a son of one's stepparent : the stepson of one's parent
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Anna's 15-year-old ex-boyfriend recalled an instance where the stepbrother allegedly tried to get on top of her during a FaceTime call.
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Family Court Filings Reveal FBI Focus On Minor Court filings connected to the custody case indicate that Anna’s 16-year-old stepbrother is the subject of the FBI investigation into her death.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Sadie Sink’s Max was a latecomer to the gang, arriving in the show’s second season alongside her stepbrother Billy (Dacre Montgomery) before linking up with the boys and helping Eleven develop in the real world.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
The family of Anna Kepner, the high school senior whose younger stepbrother is now suspected in her recent death aboard a Carnival cruise, is breaking their silence on the tragic situation.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Family Court Filings Reveal FBI Focus On Minor Court filings connected to the custody case indicate that Anna’s 16-year-old stepbrother is the subject of the FBI investigation into her death.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Sadie Sink’s Max was a latecomer to the gang, arriving in the show’s second season alongside her stepbrother Billy (Dacre Montgomery) before linking up with the boys and helping Eleven develop in the real world.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
The family of Anna Kepner, the high school senior whose younger stepbrother is now suspected in her recent death aboard a Carnival cruise, is breaking their silence on the tragic situation.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 26 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 6 Dec. 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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