Definition of Stepbrother

1. Noun. A brother who has only one parent in common with you.

Exact synonyms: Half Brother, Half-brother
Generic synonyms: Blood Brother, Brother

Definition of Stepbrother

1. n. A brother by the marriage of one's father with the mother of another, or of one's mother with the father of another.

Definition of Stepbrother

1. Noun. The son of one's stepfather or stepmother who is not the son of one's mother and is not the son of one's father. ¹

2. Noun. The stepson of one's father or mother which is not one's half-brother. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stepbrother

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stepbrother

step on someone's toes
step out
step over
step overs
step stool
step stools
step to the fore
step up
step up to the plate
stepanovite
stepaunt
stepaunts
stepbairn
stepbro
stepbros
stepbrother
stepbrothers
stepchart
stepchild
stepchildhood
stepchildren
stepcousin
stepcousins
stepdad
stepdads
stepdame
stepdames
stepdance
stepdancer
stepdaughter

Literary usage of Stepbrother

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, William Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1900)
"Stepbrother and stepsister could never marry. This Corinthian marriage was, and always remained, illegal in Roman law. The Corinthians, in practice, ..."

2. Persia by a Persian: Being Personal Experiences, Manners, Customs, Habits by Isaac Adams (1906)
"FUNERAL PROCESSION OF JESSE, Stepbrother OF THE NESTORIAN PATRIARCH. The Patriarch was immediately advised of my arrival. He had telegraphed several times ..."

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