🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

fratello di sangue

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fratello di sangue

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Full-Brother/fʊl ˈbrʌðər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Lui è mio fratello di sangue."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A brother who shares both parents with another sibling.

    "Despite their differences, he always felt a strong bond with his full-brother."
  2. 2

    Used to distinguish between siblings who share both parents and those who do not.

    "In discussions about family, she often referred to her full-brother to clarify their relationship."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'full-brother' is derived from the combination of 'full', meaning complete or whole, and 'brother', which comes from Old English 'brōþor', related to Proto-Germanic '*broþar'. The phrase emphasizes the biological relationship between siblings who share both parents.

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