stepbrother C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships 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. Thesaurus Word family Related forms stepfatherstepsisterstepchildbrother Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown