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halfsibling

halfsibling 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 halfsibling

pluralhalfsiblings

Questions about halfsibling

What is halfsibling the alternative spelling of?
Halfsibling is the alternative spelling of half sibling.

Words near halfsibling in the dictionary

  1. halfros
  2. halfs
  3. halfshaft
  4. halfshafts
  5. halfsib
  6. halfsibling
  7. halfsiblings
  8. halfsibs
  9. halfsie
  10. halfsies
  11. halfsister

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