stepbrother

/ˈstepˌbrʌðər/ /ˈstepˌbrʌðɚ/

Meanings

noun

The son of one's stepparent who is not the son of either of one's biological parents.

Examples :

"After my mom remarried, I gained a stepbrother, Tom, who is my stepfather's son from a previous marriage. "

family

noun

The stepson of one's parent who is not one's half-brother.

Examples :

"My stepbrother is in my history class at school. "

family

Related Words

stepfather noun

/ˈstɛpfɑːðər/ /ˈstɛpfɑðər/

The husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father, especially following the divorce or death of the father.

"After my parents divorced, my mother remarried, and now I have a stepfather. "

marriage noun

/ˈmæɹɪdʒ/

The state of being married.

"You should enter marriage for love."

history noun

/ˈhɪst(ə)ɹi/

The aggregate of past events.

"History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."

previous noun

/ˈpɹiːvɪəs/ /ˈpɹivi.əs/

An existing criminal record (short for "previous convictions")

"It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous."

remarried noun

/ˌriːˈmærid/ /riːˈmærid/

A person who has remarried.

"The remarried often face unique challenges when blending their families. "

stepson noun

/ˈstɛpsʌn/

The son of one's spouse, but not one's own child.

"My stepmother's stepson, Alex, is in my son's class at school. "

biological noun

/ˌbaɪə(ʊ)ˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ /ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

A biological product.

"The school's science fair featured several different biological specimens. "

gained verb

/ɡeɪnd/

To acquire possession of.

"She gained a lot of knowledge from her science class. "

parents noun

/ˈpɛəɹənts/ /ˈpæɹənts/

One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.

"Many students invite their parents to school events. "

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

Son of the same parents as another person.

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

either adverb

/ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

(after a negative) As well.

"My parents didn't want me to go to the party, and neither did my friends. "

stepparent noun

/ˈstepɛːrənt/ /ˈstepˌpɛːrənt/

One's parent's spouse who is not one's biological parent

"My mom remarried, so now I have a stepparent, my stepdad, John. "