half-sibling

one of two or more individuals having one parent in common
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half-sibling

Summary

half-sibling is a kinship[1]. half-sibling draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (kinship category, ranking #29 of 57).[2]

Key Facts

  • half-sibling's instance of is recorded as kinship[3].
  • half-sibling is a type of second-degree relative[4].
  • half-sibling is a type of biological sibling[5].
  • half-sibling's different from is recorded as stepsibling[6].
  • half-sibling's different from is recorded as foster sibling[7].
  • half-sibling's different from is recorded as adoptive sibling[8].
  • half-sibling's different from is recorded as milk sibling[9].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'demi-sœur'}[10].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'halfzus'}[11].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'duonfratino'}[12].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'half-sister'}[13].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أخت غير شقيقة'}[14].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'непаўнародная сястра'}[15].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Halbschwester'}[16].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'ετεροθαλής αδελφή'}[17].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'medio hermana'}[18].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'sisarpuoli'}[19].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'nőféltestvér'}[20].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'io', 'text': 'mifratino'}[21].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'полусестра'}[22].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'siostra przyrodnia'}[23].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'неполнородная сестра'}[24].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sr', 'text': 'полусестра'}[25].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "germana d'un sol pare"}[26].
  • half-sibling's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'halvsøster'}[27].

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Definition and Type

half-sibling's instance of is recorded as kinship[3]. Recorded subclass of include second-degree relative[4] and biological sibling[5].

Why It Matters

half-sibling draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (kinship category, ranking #29 of 57).[2] half-sibling has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] half-sibling is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). half-sibling. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/half-sibling
MLA “half-sibling.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/half-sibling.
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  1. 3d ago · Robin van der Vliet · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from stepsibling, foster sibling, adoptive sibling +1
    Instance of
    Instance of kinship
    Disjoint union of list of values as qualifiers, list of values as qualifiers
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32203|batch #32203]]: Import of gender-neutral Esperanto family words"
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