foster-brothern.

Brit.

/ˈfɒstəˌbrʌðə/, U.S.

/ˈfɔstərˌbrəðər/,

/ˈfɑstərˌbrəðər/

Etymology: Old English fóster-bróðor, < foster n.¹ So Old Norse fóstbróðir.

A male child nursed at the same breast as, or reared together with, another of different parentage.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] > foster-brother

foster-brothera1000

sucking ferec1384

nourished brother1485

nurse-fellow1526

fosterer1735

a1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 268 Alumnus, foster-broþor.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur i. vi My sone your foster broder Syre Kay.

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures (1663) liv. 212 The Chaumigrem his Foster-brother was Commander in Chief.

1752 H. Fielding Amelia I. ii. vii. 143 He had been her Foster Brother.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 299 Eachin MacIan, placed himself in the second line betwixt two of his foster-brothers.

figurative and in extended use.1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1320/1 Foure of fansies fellowes, fosterbrothers to desire, and drie nurst by despaire.1619 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Maides Trag. iv. sig. H2 My wrongs, Which are my foster-brothers.1726 Most Wonderful Wonder 6 The Bear with her Cubs and their Foster Brother.1860 All Year Round 7 July 295 The nestling cuckoo ungratefully ejects his legitimate foster-brethren out of the family nest.

Derivatives

foster-ˈbrotherhood n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > relationship of brothers > [noun] > condition of foster-brother

foster-brotherhood1886

1886 Athenæum 6 Feb. 194/1 A more picturesque story of foster-brotherhood was never imagined.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foster-brother
释义	foster-brothern. Brit. /ˈfɒstəˌbrʌðə/, U.S. /ˈfɔstərˌbrəðər/, /ˈfɑstərˌbrəðər/ Etymology: Old English fóster-bróðor, < foster n.¹ So Old Norse fóstbróðir. A male child nursed at the same breast as, or reared together with, another of different parentage. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] > foster-brother foster-brothera1000 sucking ferec1384 nourished brother1485 nurse-fellow1526 fosterer1735 a1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 268 Alumnus, foster-broþor. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur i. vi My sone your foster broder Syre Kay. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures (1663) liv. 212 The Chaumigrem his Foster-brother was Commander in Chief. 1752 H. Fielding Amelia I. ii. vii. 143 He had been her Foster Brother. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 299 Eachin MacIan, placed himself in the second line betwixt two of his foster-brothers. figurative and in extended use.1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1320/1 Foure of fansies fellowes, fosterbrothers to desire, and drie nurst by despaire.1619 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Maides Trag. iv. sig. H2 My wrongs, Which are my foster-brothers.1726 Most Wonderful Wonder 6 The Bear with her Cubs and their Foster Brother.1860 All Year Round 7 July 295 The nestling cuckoo ungratefully ejects his legitimate foster-brethren out of the family nest. Derivatives foster-ˈbrotherhood n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > relationship of brothers > [noun] > condition of foster-brother foster-brotherhood1886 1886 Athenæum 6 Feb. 194/1 A more picturesque story of foster-brotherhood was never imagined. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1000
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