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demi-frère

French, noun/də.mi.fʁɛʁ/

demi-frère is a French masculine noun meaning “half-brother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Frère n’ayant qu’un seul parent en commun (père ou mère)”.

What does demi-frère mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinehalf-brother

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Frère n’ayant qu’un seul parent en commun (père ou mère).

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of demi-frère

  • demi-frères plural
  • demi-sœur feminine

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce demi-frère?

  • /də.mi.fʁɛʁ/
  • \də.mi.fʁɛʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.