stepbrother
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈstɛpˌbrʌðər/
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- My stepmother and my dad have, have a son, you know, my stepbrother, his name is Rob.
But there's this pesky thing that he has a, a stepbrother, right?
- But there's this pesky thing that he has a, a stepbrother, right?
- And so like we're we're doing a thing and we come to realize she has a new stepbrother that goes to this school.
- My stepmother and my dad have, have a son, you know, my stepbrother, his name is Rob.
- That character might have a, a stepbrother who does blank.
- Like, actually stepbrother, can your can your dad come perform at your party?
Examples
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Of course, sometime later, she had your stepbrother, Eric.
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Oh, so you got my stepbrother involved.
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And so like we're we're doing a thing and we come to realize she has a new stepbrother that goes to this school.
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Like, actually stepbrother, can your can your dad come perform at your party?
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You can even see your stepbrother soon.
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Her stepbrother, Mark, picked up the camera and caught the rest of the exchange.
Fiction book (1998) -
I need to find my stepbrother.
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My two stepbrothers and I live in a small room, and my sister sleeps on a futon.
Academic text (2006) -
When Bishop Saltmarsh brought her down to the great hall, her stepbrother greeted her gleefully, "Sister dear, how good to finally see you."
Fiction book (1999) -
Frank's mother remarried, and now he has a new stepbrother who is friendly and fun to hang out with.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stepbrother is made of step and brother, where step was used for someone who 'steps into' a family through marriage, as in stepmother or stepfather. So, a stepbrother is a brother 'by marriage' and not a brother 'by blood'.