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half-sibling

half-sibling is the alternative spelling of half sibling.

Meaning of half sibling

Noun

half sibling (plural half siblings)

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

Forms of half-sibling

pluralhalf-siblings

Origin of half-sibling

From half- + sibling.

Words formed from half-sibling

Questions about half-sibling

What is half-sibling the alternative spelling of?
Half-sibling is the alternative spelling of half sibling.

Words near half-sibling in the dictionary

  1. half-royal
  2. half-seen
  3. half-shower
  4. half-showers
  5. half-sib
  6. half-sibling
  7. half-sibling-in-law
  8. half-siblings
  9. half-siblings-in-law
  10. half-sibs
  11. half-sider

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