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CEFR B2+ · People and relationships
half-sibling
/ˈhæfˌsɪblɪŋ/ Headword: half 📚 Module 1: The World Around Me (p.313-320)
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Arabic Translation & Context
Synonyms & Antonyms
A half-sibling is a brother or sister with whom you share only one biological parent, either your mother or your father. This term is gender-neutral and can refer to a half-brother or a half-sister.
Synonyms
half-brother
half-sister
sibling (general)
Antonyms
full sibling
biological sibling
Translations
half-sibling in your language
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عربي
الأخ أو الأخت غير الشقيق هو أخ أو أخت تشاركك أحد الوالدين فقط.
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اردو
سوتیلا بہن بھائی وہ ہوتا ہے جس کا آپ کے ساتھ صرف ایک والدین مشترک ہو۔
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हिंदी
सौतेला भाई-बहन वह होता है जिसका आपके साथ केवल एक माता-पिता साझा होता है।
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中文
同父异母或同母异父的兄弟姐妹是指与你只有一位共同父母的兄弟或姐妹。
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
A half-sibling is your brother or sister, but you only have one parent that is the same. You might share a mother but have different fathers. Or you might share a father but have different mothers.
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Memory TipThink of 'half' a family connection, and 'sibling' for brother/sister.
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
My mother's second marriage gave me a half-sibling (shared one parent), who is much younger than me.
Even though we have different fathers, my half-sibling (brother/sister) and I are very close.
She discovered in her adult life that she had a half-sibling (shared parent) living in another country.
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