Phrase guide

half sibling

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full-sibling or sibling-german, from a stepsibling, or from a sibling-like figure such as a blood sibling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of two or more horses having the same dam but different sires.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, lifestyle, pets, racing, sports

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: halfbrus — a half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
  • Esperanto: duongefrato — a half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
  • Finnish: sisaruspuoli — a half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
  • Finnish: puolisisarus — a half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
  • Hungarian: féltestvér — a half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
  • Ido: mifrato — a half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
  • Latin: semigermane — a half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
  • Latin: semifratrem — a half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
  • Latin: semifrater — a half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
  • Latin: semisoror — a half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
  • Nupe: tsógi — a half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
  • Polish: rodzeństwo przyrodnie — a half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
  • Swedish: halvsyskon — a half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
  • Catalan: germà uterí — child of the same mother but a different father — see also half brother, half sister
  • Japanese: 胤違い (tanechigai) — child of the same mother but a different father — see also half brother, half sister
  • Russian: единоутробный (jedinoutrobnyj) — child of the same mother but a different father — see also half brother, half sister
  • Yoruba: ọmọ-ìyá — child of the same mother but a different father — see also half brother, half sister
  • Yoruba: iyèkan — child of the same mother but a different father — see also half brother, half sister
  • Yoruba: omiye — child of the same mother but a different father — see also half brother, half sister
  • Japanese: 腹違い (harachigai) — child of the same father but a different mother — see also half brother, half sister
  • Russian: единокровный (jedinokrovnyj) — child of the same father but a different mother — see also half brother, half sister
  • Yoruba: ọmọ-bàbá — child of the same father but a different mother — see also half brother, half sister
  • Yoruba: ọbàkan — child of the same father but a different mother — see also half brother, half sister
  • Yoruba: ọmiba — child of the same father but a different mother — see also half brother, half sister