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# stepbrother

«stepbrother» in Mova's school dictionary: **the son of your stepmother or stepfather, but not the son…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a stepbrother, stepbrothers)

### meaning for a pupil

A boy or man who is the son of your stepmother or stepfather, but not the son of your own mother or father. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepbrother/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

It is a family word: when a parent marries or partners someone new who already has a son, that son becomes your stepbrother. Families come in many shapes, and stepfamilies are common. In stories it tells the reader about a blended family. Phrases: «my stepbrother», «older stepbrother».

### examples

- My stepbrother and I share a bedroom at weekends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepbrother/#x1)
- When Mum married Tom, his son became my stepbrother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepbrother/#x2)
- Cinderella had stepsisters, not stepbrothers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepbrother/#x3)
- I have one sister and two stepbrothers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepbrother/#x4)
- My stepbrother taught me how to ride a skateboard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepbrother/#x5)
- We are not related by blood, but he is my stepbrother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepbrother/#x6)

### note

One word. Trap: a stepbrother is not a «half-brother». A half-brother shares one parent with you; a stepbrother shares no parent with you — you are linked only because your parents married. Counting siblings in maths problems: add brothers, sisters, stepbrothers, stepsisters only if the problem says so.

### In the corpora

- [In Manchester, Lucas, 9, moves in with Mum, his stepdad and stepbrother Jaylon, 11.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/8/)
- [In Dublin, Amelia's stepbrother tells her, «You're not my real sister, ye sap.» It hurts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/18/)
- [In Atlanta, Malachi's stepbrother Trey is the cool kid, and at school Trey ignores him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/20/)
- [A stepbrother or stepsister shares no parent with you; they are the child of your parent's partner.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/505-half-and-step-siblings/36/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «stepbrother» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stepbrother/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.