half sibling

See also: halfsibling and half-sibling

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Noun

half sibling (plural half siblings)

  1. 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.
    Hyponyms: half brother, half sister, uterine sibling
  2. (horse racing) Any of two or more horses having the same dam but different sires.

Derived terms

  • half sibling-in-law

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