brother /brudhˈər/

1. A male in relation to another person of either sex born of the same parents or (half-brother) parent
2. Anyone closely united with or resembling another who is associated in common interests, occupation, etc
3. A fellow member of a religious order, a trade union, etc
4. A fellow creature
5. A fellow citizen
6. Someone of the same religion as another
7. A lay member of a male religious order
8. A kinsman (Bible)
9. As a form of address to (usu) a stranger (esp US dialect or archaic, or, now also Brit, facetious)

Associated in any relation (also as a combining form, as in brother-man)

Expressing surprise, disgust, etc

brethˈren plural noun

Brothers, used esp in the sense of fellow members and in the names of certain bodies, such as Christian Brethren, Moravian Brethren, Plymouth Brethren, etc

brothˈerhood noun

1. The state of being a brother
2. A sense of companionship
3. An association of men for any purpose

brothˈerlike adjective

brothˈerliness noun

• inoculations
• inoculative
• inoculator
• inoculators
• inoculatory
• inoculum
• inoculums
• inodorous
• inodorously
• inodorousness
• inodorousnesses
• in-off
• inoffensive
• inoffensively
• inoffensiveness
• inoffensivenesses
• inofficious
• inofficiously
• inofficiousness
• inofficiousnesses
• in-offs
• in on
• in one
• in one fell swoop
• in one's blood