half sibling
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half sibling
noun half siblings · half-sibling · halfsibling
- 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.
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noun child of the same mother but a different father — see also half brother, half sister
| 日本語 | 胤違い tanechigai |
|---|---|
| Русский | единоутробный jedinoutrobnyj |
noun child of the same father but a different mother — see also half brother, half sister
| 日本語 | 腹違い harachigai |
|---|---|
| Русский | единокровный jedinokrovnyj |
Talk about this word "half sibling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/half%20sibling. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. half sibling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/half%20sibling "half sibling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/half%20sibling.
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@misc{half_sibling_2026,
title = {half sibling},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/half%20sibling},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
