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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfratellastro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fratelˈlastro
"Ha un fratellastro che vive in un'altra città."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A brother who has one parent in common with another sibling.
"After their parents divorced, he became closer to his half-brother." - 2
A male sibling who is not a full brother.
"She introduced her half-brother at the family reunion."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English half ('half, sharing equally') combined with brother (from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr). The compound emerged in the Middle English period to precisely denote a male sibling sharing only one biological or adoptive parent.
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demi-frère
Transliteration: dɛmi fʁɛʁ
"Il a un demi-frère qui vit à Paris."
halbbruder
Transliteration: halˈbʁuːdɐ
"Er hat einen Halbbruder, der in Berlin wohnt."
fratellastro
Transliteration: fratelˈlastro
"Ha un fratellastro che vive in un'altra città."
medio hermano
Transliteration: ˈmeðjo eɾˈmano
"Él tiene un medio hermano que es muy divertido."
meio-irmão
Transliteration: ˈmejɨu iʁˈmɐ̃w
"Ela tem um meio-irmão que mora em Lisboa."
आधा भाई
Transliteration: ādhā bhāī
"उसका एक आधा भाई है जो दिल्ली में रहता है।"
同父异母的兄弟
Transliteration: tóng fù yì mǔ de xiōngdì
"他有一个同父异母的兄弟住在上海。"
이복형제
Transliteration: ibok hyeongje
"그는 이복형제가 있어요."
異母兄弟
Transliteration: ibokyōdai
"彼には異母兄弟がいます。"
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