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hat's the Term for Unrelated Sibling?

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Nehmo

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Dec 16, 2010, 6:05:12 PM12/16/10
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A girl’s mother’s new husband’s son (the boy) from the husband’s prior
marriage is what relation to the girl? The girl doesn’t share either
genetic parent with the boy. The girl has half the genes of her
mother, and the boy has half the genes of his father. But there’s no
genetic overlap between the girl and the boy.

Some would use the term non-genetic brother. Is there a more accurate
or more accepted term?

~~ Nehmo

Glenn Knickerbocker

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Dec 16, 2010, 6:08:42 PM12/16/10
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On 12/16/2010 06:05 PM, Nehmo wrote:
> A girl�s mother�s new husband�s son (the boy) from the husband�s prior

> marriage is what relation to the girl?

Stepbrother.

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Glenn Knickerbocker

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Dec 16, 2010, 6:23:10 PM12/16/10
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I forgot the second part:

On 12/16/2010 06:05 PM, Nehmo wrote:

> Some would use the term non-genetic brother.

If at least one of them has been adopted by the stepparent, then that's
a reasonable designation, but "adoptive brother" is far more common.

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Lesley Robertson

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Dec 17, 2010, 4:26:38 AM12/17/10
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~~ Nehmo
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Step brother (or sister) is the usual term if there's no blood
relationship.
Lesley Robertson


John Hill

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Dec 17, 2010, 5:55:36 AM12/17/10
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Lesley Robertson <l.a.ro...@tnw.tudelft.nl> wrote:

I agree. When there IS a blood relationship, the term is half-brother or
-sister.

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Steve Hayes

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Dec 17, 2010, 6:25:52 AM12/17/10
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Step-brother


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