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stepbrother

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The son of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The stepson of one's parent who is not one's half-brother.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a brother who has only one parent in common with you

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: half-brother, half brother

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: brother, blood brother

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Germanic *steupa- Proto-West Germanic *steupa- Old English stēop- Middle English step- English step- Proto-Indo-European *bhréh2tēr Proto-Germanic *brōþēr Proto-West Germanic *brōþer Old English brōþor Middle English brother English brother English stepbrother From step- + brother.

Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: vëlla i gjetur — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Asturian: hermanastru — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Asturian: hermanascu — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Bengali: সৎভাই (śôtbhai) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Bulgarian: дове́ден брат (dovéden brat) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Catalan: germanastre — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Chinese Mandarin: 繼兄弟 /继兄弟 (jìxiōngdì) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Czech: nevlastní bratr — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Danish: stedbror — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Dutch: stiefbroer — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Esperanto: vicfrato — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Finnish: velipuoli — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • French: quasi-frère — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • French: frarâtre — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • French: frèrâtre — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Georgian: დედინაცვლის შვილი (dedinacvlis švili) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Georgian: მამინაცვლის შვილი (maminacvlis švili) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Georgian: დედინაცვლის ვაჟი (dedinacvlis važi) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Georgian: მამინაცვლის ვაჟი (maminacvlis važi) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Georgian: არაღვიძლი ძმა (araɣviʒli ʒma) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • German: Stiefbruder — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Greek: ετεροθαλής αδελφός (eterothalís adelfós) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Hindi: सौतेला भाई (sautelā bhāī) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Hungarian: mostohatestvér — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Hungarian: mostohafivér — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Icelandic: stjúpbróðir — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Ido: stif-fratulo — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Indonesian: saudara tiri — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Indonesian: kakak tiri — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Indonesian: adik tiri — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Irish: leasdeartháir — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Italian: fratellastro — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Japanese: 義兄弟 (gikyōdai) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Kashmiri: وورٕ بوے (vōrụ bōy) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Central Kurdish: زِڕبِرا (zirrbira) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Latin: vitrici filius — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Latin: novercae filius — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Latin: comprivignus — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Macedonian: полубрат (polubrat) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Māori: tungāne kē — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Norman: d'mié-fréthe — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Norman: fréthe emprunté — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stebror — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stebror — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Persian: برادندر (barâdandar) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Persian: نابرادری (nâbarâdari) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Polish: przybrany brat — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Portuguese: irmão de criação — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Russian: сво́дный брат (svódnyj brat) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Scottish Gaelic: leas-bhràthair — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Serbo-Croatian: полубрат — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Serbo-Croatian: polubrat — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Sicilian: fratastru — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Slovak: nevlastný brat — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Slovene: polbrat — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Spanish: hermanastro — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Swahili: kaka wa kambo — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Swedish: styvbror — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Swedish: plastbror — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Swedish: bonusbror — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Swedish: låtsasbror — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Taos: pʼǫ́yna — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Taos: pòpóna — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Volapük: lublod — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Volapük: hilugem — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Welsh: llysfrawd — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Yiddish: שטיפֿברודער (shtifbruder) — son of one's stepfather or stepmother
  • Bulgarian: заварен брат (zavaren brat) — stepson of one's parent
  • Finnish: velipuoli — stepson of one's parent
  • Latin: vitrici filius — stepson of one's mother
  • Latin: novercae filius — stepson of one's father