brother

broth·er  (brr)

n. pl. broth·ers

1. A male having the same parents as another or one parent in common with another.

2. pl. often breth·ren (brrn) One who shares a common ancestry, allegiance, character, or purpose with another or others, especially:

a. A kinsman.

b. A fellow man.

c. A fellow member, as of a fraternity, trade union, or panel of judges on a court.

d. A close male friend; a comrade.

e. A fellow African-American man or boy.

3. pl. often brethren Something, such as a corporation or institution, that is regarded as a member of a class: "A station that ... relies on corporate contributions or advertising to survive runs the risk of becoming virtually indistinguishable from its commercial brethren" W. John Moore.

4. Ecclesiastical

a. Abbr. Br. or Bro. A member of a men's religious order who is not in holy orders but engages in the work of the order.

b. A lay member of a religious order of men.

c. pl. often brethren A fellow member of the Christian church.

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[Middle English, from Old English brthor; see bhrter- in Indo-European roots.]

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brother

Noun

1. a man or boy with the same parents as another person Related adjective fraternal

2. a man belonging to the same group, trade union, etc. as another or others; fellow member

3. comrade; friend

4. Christianity a member of a male religious order [Old English brōthor]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brother - a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents" blood brother big brother - an older brother little brother - a younger brother; "my little brother just had his 50th birthday" male sibling - a sibling who is male half brother, half-brother, stepbrother - a brother who has only one parent in common with you sis, sister - a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician"
	2.	brother - a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group); "none of his brothers would betray him" faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" sodality, brotherhood, fraternity - people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity" Freemason, Mason - a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love fellow member, member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"
	3.	brother - a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick cobber - Australian term for a pal friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
	4.	brother - used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!" comrade friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
	5.	Brother - (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother" Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy monastic, monk - a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

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brother

noun 1. male sibling,

noun 2. comrade, partner, colleague, associate, mate, pal (informal) companion, cock Brit. (informal) chum (informal) fellow member, confrère, compeer

noun 3. monk, cleric, friar, monastic, religious, regular >> adjective fraternal

Translations

brother [ˈbrʌðəʳ] n → hermano

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brother [ˈbrʌðəʳ] n → frère m

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brother [ˈbrʌðəʳ] n → Bruder m;

(in trade union, society etc) → Kollege m

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brother [ˈbrʌðəʳ] n → fratello