half brother
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In the year 1030 Harald was 15 years old when he joined his much older half brother Olaf, the deposed king of Norway, in the latter’s attempt to regain his throne.
If you love heroic fantasy a la George R.R. Martin, you’ll love ‘The Last Viking’ | Michael Dirda | September 22, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s the story of a 16-year-old orphan named Portia who has been thrust upon her much older half brother, Thomas, and his brittle, devious wife, Anna, a woman well provided with gentleman admirers.
Update your playlist with these great new audiobooks | Katherine Powers | May 7, 2021 | Washington PostNina Straight says her half-brother was “a physical coward but not scared of death.”
Cristian Fernandez faces life in prison for allegedly killing his 2-year-old half-brother.
Fla. May Put 13-Year-Old Away for Life; Supreme Court Says Not So Fast | Eliza Shapiro | October 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAbdullah elevated its former chief, and his half-brother, Prince Muqrin, to a senior-adviser job.
My stepfather never really accepted me and always treated me differently from my half-brother.
His half-brother, Ahmed Wali, was gunned down last July by one of his security guards.
Hamid Karzai Tells The Daily Beast That U.S. Night Raids Must End | Ron Moreau, Sami Yousafzai | January 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHis half-brother, Howroyd, gives twice as much, with not a quarter his money.
Sarah's School Friend | May BaldwinThe detective in the case told me that they had an older half brother—that their mother had been married before.
Unwise Child | Gordon Randall GarrettThe entertainment of a new and unsuspected half brother—sinister, hey?
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellIn this and the four following strophes the person alluded to is their half-brother Erp, of whose story nothing more is known.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson | Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre SturlesonI knew perfectly well who you were, whence you came, and what your father's half-brother had done.'
Greifenstein | F. Marion Crawford
British Dictionary definitions for half-brother
the son of either of one's parents by another partner
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