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)

1. stepbrother (stepsister for the feminine form), stepsibling (gender neutral term)
2. 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