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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries继兄
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jìxiōng
"我的继兄很友好。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A son of one's stepparent.
"After her mother remarried, she gained a stepbrother who was very supportive." - 2
A male sibling who is not a biological brother but is related through the marriage of one of the parents.
"He often spent weekends with his stepbrother, playing video games."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'stepbrother' originates from the Old English 'steop', meaning 'bereaved' or 'orphaned', combined with 'brother', which has Germanic roots. The concept evolved to denote a male sibling who is not a biological brother but is related through marriage or partnership of parents.
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demi-frère
Transliteration: dɛmi fʁɛʁ
"Il a un demi-frère qui vit à Paris."
Stiefbruder
Transliteration: ˈʃtiːfˌbʁuːdɐ
"Mein Stiefbruder ist sehr nett."
fratellastro
Transliteration: fraˈtɛlːastro
"Ho un fratellastro che vive in un'altra città."
hermanastro
Transliteration: eɾmaˈnastɾo
"Mi hermanastro es muy divertido."
meio-irmão
Transliteration: ˈmej.u iʁˈmɐ̃w
"Meu meio-irmão gosta de esportes."
सौतेला भाई
Transliteration: sautela bhai
"मेरे सौतेले भाई के साथ खेलना मजेदार है।"
继兄
Transliteration: jìxiōng
"我的继兄很友好。"
의붓형
Transliteration: uibuhyeong
"내 의붓형은 매우 친절하다."
義理の兄
Transliteration: giri no ani
"私の義理の兄はとても優しい。"
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