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.
Slang. fellow; buddy: 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).
Origin of brother
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English brōthor; cognate with Dutch broeder, German Bruder,Old Norse brōthir, Gothic brothar, Sanskrit bhrātṛ, Greek phrā́tēr, Latin frāter, Old Irish bráthair, Old Church Slavonic bratrŭ
synonym study for brother
1. Brothers,brethren are plurals of brother.Brothers are kinsmen, sons of the same parents: My mother lives with my brothers.Brethren, now archaic in the foregoing sense, is used of male members of a congregation or of a fraternal organization: The brethren will meet at the church.
OTHER WORDS FROM brother
broth·er·less,adjectivebroth·er·like,adjective
Words nearby brother
brose, Brossard, bro talk, broth, brothel, brother, brotherhood, brother-in-law, Brother Jonathan, brotherly, Brother of the Christian Schools
These are the fathers, husbands, sons and brothers of the communities that these elected leaders are claiming to save.
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The third generation owner of Shenanigans has had both her father and brother die of the virus.
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Right before Beethoven composed the Fifth Symphony, he wrote to his brothers that his oncoming deafness had “brought me to the verge of despair.”
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A hospice nurse checked in on Johnson the first two days she was home, said Lavalais and his brother, Michael.
Sent Home to Die|by Annie Waldman and Joshua Kaplan|September 2, 2020|ProPublica
Tuesday passed, and just as I was beginning to accept that the meeting wouldn’t happen, I got a text from Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft’s CEO and one of the founding brothers of the company, telling me when and where to meet him tomorrow.
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The brother of a girl who made her debut in New Orleans society was shaking his fists in excitement.
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Among the other graduates was Officer Kevin Lynch, brother and son of police officers.
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A 2008 Pakistani raid near Turbat turned up Abdolhamid Rigi, the brother of Abdelmalek Rigi.
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Mating with a cousin or brother is safer than risking life and limb to mate with an outsider.
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But in the days ahead he, his brother, and the others will be back in the street while their families worry at home.
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"But it is terrible to have the air so full of noise," continued the girl, as she made a little face at her brother.
Walter and the Wireless|Sara Ware Bassett
James asked, when he and his brother were left alone with the wine.
Poor Relations|Compton Mackenzie
There at that time lived Thorstein, Egil's son, his mother's brother.
Laxdla Saga|Anonymous
I will ask our brother, Huya, the great war bird, to lead you to the Blackfeet camp.
The War Trail|Elmer Russell Gregor
And to be sure when a man rises from the dead thus uninvited—your brother was the sole heir of our late master!
The Robbers|Friedrich Schiller
British Dictionary definitions for brother
brother
/ (ˈbrʌðə) /
nounpluralbrothersorarchaic except when referring to fellow members of a religion, sect, society, etcbrethren
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
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
Related adjective: fraternal
interjection
slangan exclamation of amazement, disgust, surprise, disappointment, etc
Word Origin for brother
Old English brōthor; related to Old Norse brōthir, Old High German bruoder, Latin frāter, Greek phratēr, Sanskrit bhrātar