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名詞

half-brother (plural half-brothers or half-brethren)

1. Alternative spelling of half brother

語源

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

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˌhæfˈbɹʌðɚ/

名詞

half brother (plural half brothers or half brethren)

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. (horse racing) A male half sibling (same dam, different sires).

上位語

• relative; sibling; half sibling, half-sibling

下位語

• (a half-brother sharing the same mother): maternal half brother, maternal half-brother
• (a half-brother sharing the same father): paternal half-brother

派生語

• half brother-in-law

関連する語

参考

• stepbrother