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demi-frère

half-brother

noun duh-mee-FREHR Rare
People & Society Family

Usage Note

Demi-frère denotes a half-brother, sharing one parent. The feminine equivalent is demi-sœur ('half-sister'). Both forms are also used for stepbrothers/stepsisters in informal speech, though technically a stepbrother is beau-frère (which also means 'brother-in-law').

Examples

"Mon demi-frère habite à Lyon."

Natural Translation

My half-brother lives in Lyon.

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