half sibling
half sibling noun: 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.
Noun
half sibling (plural half siblings)
- 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.
- Any of two or more horses having the same dam but different sires.
Forms of half sibling
| plural | half siblings |
|---|---|
| alternative form | half-sibling |
| alternative form | halfsibling |
Words formed from half sibling
- half sibling-in-law
Questions about half sibling
- What does half sibling mean?
- Half sibling means 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.
- What part of speech is half sibling?
- Half sibling is a noun.
- What is the plural of half sibling?
- The plural of half sibling is half siblings.
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