stepbrother
[step-bruhth-er]
- one's stepfather's son or stepmother's son by a previous marriage.
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Origin of stepbrother
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Contemporary Examples
Rafi, otherwise known as “Bro lo el Cuñado,” is the brother of the stunning Sofia, and stepbrother to Ruxin (Nick Kroll).
Inside the Mind of ‘The League’s Rafi: Jason Mantzoukas and Seth Rogen on TV’s Craziest DudeMarlow Stern
September 25, 2014
Historical Examples
This stepbrother of his was the only tie he had and of course that is not a blood tie.
Mary Louise and Josie O'GormanEmma Speed Sampson
This man in the hotel dining room could not be his stepbrother.
Mary Louise and Josie O'GormanEmma Speed Sampson
It was not a car like Uncle Clem's—not even a stepbrother to it.
He, too, was only stepson and stepbrother to the family he fathered.
The remarks about her dependence on her stepbrother slid from her very lightly.
Loyal to the SchoolAngela Brazil
stepbrother
- a son of one's stepmother or stepfather by a union with someone other than one's father or mother respectively
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Word Origin and History for stepbrother
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