stepbrother

US /ˈstɛpˌbrʌðɚ/ UK /ˈstɛpˌbrʌðə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a son of one's stepparent by an earlier marriage

His new stepbrother moved into the spare room down the hall.

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Word family

Related forms stepfather stepsister stepchild brother

Etymology

A compound of the prefix 'step-' (Old English 'stēop-', denoting bereavement or a relationship by remarriage) and 'brother' (Old English 'brōþor').

stēop- Old English brōþor Old English

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Topics

Family & Relationships Word Formation & Derivatives

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# stepbrother

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈstɛpˌbrʌðɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈstɛpˌbrʌðə/

## Meanings
1. a son of one's stepparent by an earlier marriage

## Examples
- His new stepbrother moved into the spare room down the hall.

## Related Forms
- stepfather
- stepsister
- stepchild
- brother

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stēop-
- Root: brōþor

## Etymology
A compound of the prefix 'step-' (Old English 'stēop-', denoting bereavement or a relationship by remarriage) and 'brother' (Old English 'brōþor').

## AI Etymology
Stepbrother is a compound of the prefix 'step-' (Old English 'stēop-', denoting bereavement or a relationship by remarriage) and 'brother' (Old English 'brōþor'). Important recorded forms include stēop- (Old English) and brōþor (Old English). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a son of one's stepparent by an earlier marriage. The wider family includes related words such as stepfather, stepsister, stepchild, and brother.

## Topics
- Family & Relationships
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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