half brother

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˌhæfˈbɹʌðɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A male sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full brother or brother-german, from a step-brother, or from a brother-like figure such as a blood brother.
  2. A male half sibling (same dam, different sires).

词形变化

half brothers plural half brethren plural half-brother alternative halfbrother alternative

词源

From Middle English half-brother, equivalent to half- + brother. Cognate with Dutch halfbroer (“halfbrother”), German Halbbruder (“halfbrother”), Danish halvbroder (“halfbrother”), Swedish halvbroder, halvbror (“halfbrother”), Icelandic hálfbróðir (“halfbrother”).
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