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brother
[ bruhth-er bruhth-ur ]
noun
- a male offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; a male sibling.
- Also called half brother. a male offspring having only one parent in common with another offspring.
- a stepbrother.
- a male numbered among the same kinship group, nationality, ethnicity, profession, etc., as another; an associate; a fellow member, fellow countryman, fellow man, etc.:
a fraternity brother.
- Ecclesiastical.
- (often initial capital letter) a male numbered among the lay members of a religious organization that has a priesthood.
- a man who devotes himself to the duties of a religious order without taking holy orders, or while preparing for holy orders.
- brothers, all members of a particular racial or ethnic group, or of the human race in general:
All men are brothers.
Brother, can you spare a dime?
- Informal. a term used to refer to or address a fellow Black man; soul brother.
interjection
- Slang. (used to express disappointment, disgust, or surprise.)
brother
/ ˈʌðə /
noun
- a male person having the same parents as another person
- short for half-brother stepbrother
- a male person belonging to the same group, profession, nationality, trade union, etc, as another or others; fellow member
- ( as modifier )
brother workers
- comrade; friend: used as a form of address
- Christianity fraternal
- a member of a male religious order who undertakes work for the order without actually being in holy orders
- a lay member of a male religious order
interjection
- slang.an exclamation of amazement, disgust, surprise, disappointment, etc
Other Word Forms
- dzٳİ· adjective
- dzٳİ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of brother1
Word History and Origins
Origin of brother1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
As Garcia watches Mills photograph her brother, Rupert, and his daughter, Alexandria Garcia Rosewood, standing in the spot where their house once sat, she looks down at Grayson in her arms.
Schuchert thought it would be best for her to leave the apartment she shared with her mother and brother to avoid an eviction on her record.
Like his younger brother Jano, the Argentina international himself could have had a career in that sport, but decided instead to follow his father Mario and his older brother Alan and stick with football.
“Miss you brother, you really scared the s— out of us!”
Your mom, who’s Lakota and your dad, who’s white, raised you and your twin brother in Montana near Glacier National Park.
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