Spanish word

hermanastro

Pronunciation

IPA/eɾmaˈnastɾo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounstepbrother

Example

Tengo un hermanastro.

I have a stepbrother.

Illustration for hermanastro (stepbrother)

More examples

Me llevo muy bien con mi hermanastro mayor.

I get along very well with my older stepbrother.

Core concept

Older male sibling related through a parent's new partner, not by blood.

Common phrases

  • tener un hermanastro

    have a stepbrother

  • mi hermanastro

    my stepbrother

  • el hermanastro mayor

    the older stepbrother

Similar words

hermano: Male sibling who shares both biological parents.
medio hermano: Male sibling who shares only one biological parent.
hermanastra: Female sibling from a parent's marriage or partnership who is not biologically related.
cuñado: Male who becomes a relative through marriage, such as a spouse's brother or a sibling's husband.

Definition in Spanish

Varón que tiene la condición de hermano debido al vínculo de uno de los padres con otra persona, sin parentesco biológico.

Word origin

From Spanish hermano 'brother' plus the suffix -astro, which marks relatives gained through a parent's remarriage or partner rather than by biological descent.

Usage tips

  • Often confused with medio hermano, which shares a biological parent, so speakers sometimes add sin parentesco de sangre to stress the lack of blood relation.

Opposites

  • hermano biológicobiological brothernoun

Related words

  • hermanastrastepsisternoun

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