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step-brother

step-brother is the alternative form of stepbrother.

Meaning of stepbrother

Noun

stepbrother (plural stepbrothers or (obsolete) stepbrethren)

  1. The son of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.
  2. The stepson of one's parent who is not one's half-brother.

Forms of step-brother

pluralstep-brothers
plural (obsolete)step-brethren

Questions about step-brother

What is step-brother the alternative form of?
Step-brother is the alternative form of stepbrother.

Words near step-brother in the dictionary

  1. step up to the plate
  2. step-
  3. step-aunt
  4. step-aunts
  5. step-brethren
  6. step-brother
  7. step-brothers
  8. step-by-step
  9. step-by-steps
  10. step-child
  11. step-children

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