(n.) A brother by the marriage of one's father with the mother of another, or of one's mother with the father of another.
Example Sentences:
(1) In the tradition of Saturday Night Live all three have already collaborated on the big screen, Akiva directing and Andy and Jorma starring as stepbrothers in Hot Rod.
(2) In a sign that the killing spree has left no sector of Norwegian society untouched, the royal court has announced that the 51-year-old was the stepbrother of Mette-Marit, Norway's crown princess.
(3) Though he greets my mention of it with a grimace, one of the more colourful aspects of his story is that – thanks to his father's second marriage – his stepbrother is the actor Daniel Craig, aka James Bond.
(4) Mercer’s step-sister, Carmen Nesnick, expressed shock and confusion over her stepbrother’s role in the attack, telling reporters on Thursday night that he was a “nice guy”.
(5) It would be better if she didn’t talk about her stepbrother’s suicide, she remembers the counselor telling her.
(6) Even if you aren't up on your Austen, it's the least likely candidate – her cynical ex-stepbrother, Josh (Paul Rudd) – that we should keep an eye on.
(7) The proband's stepbrother died of pancytopenia and rectal adenocarcinoma.
(8) Kim Jong-un also has four step siblings: three stepsisters and one stepbrother.
(9) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Photograph: Murdo Macleod Julie Myerson, author, 54 What I wish I’d known… Our parents were always open with us about sex and sexuality, but when I was 12 my sisters and I suddenly gained two stepbrothers and Mum decided that the five of us - all on the excruciating cusp of puberty - should be educated about the finer points together.
(10) Anyone who lived through EastEnders’ live week, which climaxed in Lucy’s 11-year-old stepbrother Bobby being exposed as her killer, was horrified to see the mystery make a comeback.
(11) Joyce Greenberg, a retired financial adviser in Texas said her family had begun investing money with Madoff in the 1970s after being introduced by her stepbrother.
(12) After his first major role in 1995's Clueless – Rudd plays a stepbrother who acts as the Greek chorus to Alicia Silverstone's Cher, constantly mocking the acquisitive high-schooler and ultimately, yes, getting with her – Rudd returned to New York to spend almost a year working on The Last Night of Bally- hoo , a play by Alfred Uhry, best known for Driving Miss Daisy .
Stepsister
Definition:
(n.) A daughter of one's stepfather or stepmother by a former marriage.
Example Sentences:
(1) His stepsister, Carmen Nesnick, told CBS Los Angeles that he travelled to the US as a young boy.
(2) Melissa, Danielle’s oldest daughter, was back in the picture, helping them raise her two young stepsisters.
(3) He was outed only when his stepsister found his diary.
(4) Kim Jong-un also has four step siblings: three stepsisters and one stepbrother.
(5) Gerwig, meanwhile, is ideally cast as glamorous Brooke Cardinas, her putative stepsister, who dreams of writing a hit TV series, or possibly a cabaret, and yet appears to be spinning her wheels as she slides beyond 30.
(6) In the opinion of the project committee, clinical experience should be a primary consideration in the curriculum design process, not merely a stepsister to the cognitive aspects.
(7) My stepsister has not been able to get a British passport so she has not been able to join us here to this day, even when my father passed away.
(8) Lily James , who joined the show as wild child Lady Rose in series three, landed the title role in Disney’s retelling of Cinderella, directed by Sir Kenneth Branagh, which also starred Downton’s Sophie McShera , aka kitchen maid Daisy, as one of the wicked stepsisters.