hermanastro

Spanish

Etymology

From hermano +‎ -astro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eɾmaˈnastɾo/ [eɾ.maˈnas.t̪ɾo]
Rhymes: -astɾo
Syllabification: her‧ma‧nas‧tro

Noun

hermanastro m (plural hermanastros, feminine hermanastra, feminine plural hermanastras)

stepbrother (stepsister for the feminine form), stepsibling (gender neutral term)
half brother (half sister for the feminine form)
Synonym: medio hermano

Related terms

hermano

Further reading

“hermanastro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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