Meanings
nounhalf sibling (plural half siblings)
plural half siblings · alternative half-sibling · alternative 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.
- hobbiesAny of two or more horses having the same dam but different sires.
Translations
Catalan germà uterí
- germà uteríchild of the same mother but a different father — see also half brother, half sister
Dutch halfbrus
- halfbrusa half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
Esperanto duongefrato
- duongefratoa half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
Finnish sisaruspuoli, puolisisarus
- sisaruspuolia half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
- puolisisarusa half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
Hungarian féltestvér
- féltestvéra half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
Japanese 胤違い, 腹違い
- 胤違い (tanechigai)child of the same mother but a different father — see also half brother, half sister
- 腹違い (harachigai)child of the same father but a different mother — see also half brother, half sister
Latin semigermane, semifratrem
- semigermanea half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
- semifratrema half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
- semifratera half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
- semisorora half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
Polish rodzeństwo przyrodnie
- rodzeństwo przyrodniea half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
Russian единоутробный, единокровный
- единоутробный (jedinoutrobnyj)child of the same mother but a different father — see also half brother, half sister
- единокровный (jedinokrovnyj)child of the same father but a different mother — see also half brother, half sister
Swedish halvsyskon
- halvsyskona half sibling — see also half brother, half sister
Cite this entry
APA
half sibling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20sibling
MLA
“half sibling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20sibling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half sibling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20sibling.
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