- The relation between persons born of the same father or
of the same mother, but not of both; as, a brother or sister of the
half blood. See Blood, n., 2 and 4. - A person so related to another. - A person whose father and mother are of different
races; a half-breed.
- Male relative - Male sibling - Monk - Sibling - A male person who has the same father and mother with
another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case he is
more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood. - One related or closely united to another by some common
tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil,
suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians,
lawyers, professors of religion, etc. - One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive
qualities or traits of character.
- Bring up - Nurture - Promote - To bring up - to promote the growth of - To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up. - To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to
sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
- A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son,
daughter, child, etc., to indicate that the person thus spoken of is
not a blood relative, but is a relative by the marriage of a parent;
as, a stepmother to X is the wife of the father of X, married by him
after the death of the mother of X. See Stepchild, Stepdaughter,
Stepson, etc.