Half-sister
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Is there a Spanish word for half-sister or half-brother. I have seen this answered as 'hermanastra' but that means 'step sister'. In English, a step sister and half-sister are quite different. One has a blood relationship to a half-sibling but not with a step sibling.
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updated Mar 18, 2013
posted by kirk1
Yes, very different! - --Mariana--, Mar 18, 2013
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In my travels I've only heard "media hermano/a."
updated Apr 19, 2013
posted by --Mariana--
Yes, I think that's right. - annierats, Mar 18, 2013
Thanks, both. - kirk1, Mar 18, 2013
Así es, Mariana - 005faa61, Mar 18, 2013
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Medio hermano/a, that's correct but also says a lot: Hermanastro/a
updated Mar 18, 2013
posted by Plata_y_Oro
