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. also 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. also 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.

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. also 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 [ˈbrʌðə]

n pl brothers (archaic except when referring to fellow members of a religion, sect, society, etc.), brethren

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) a male person having the same parents as another person

2. short for half-brother, stepbrother

3. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms)

a.  a male person belonging to the same group, profession, nationality, trade union, etc., as another or others; fellow member

b.  (as modifier) brother workers

4. comrade; friend: used as a form of address

5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity

a.  a member of a male religious order who undertakes work for the order without actually being in holy orders

b.  a lay member of a male religious order Related adjective fraternal

interj

Slang an exclamation of amazement, disgust, surprise, disappointment, etc

[Old English brōthor; related to Old Norse brōthir, Old High German bruoder, Latin frāter, Greek phratēr, Sanskrit bhrātar]

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 Have you got any brothers and sisters?

2. comrade, partner, colleague, associate, mate, pal (informal), companion, cock (Brit. informal), chum (informal), fellow member, confrère, compeer their freedom-loving brothers

3. monk, cleric, friar, monastic, religious, regular priests and religious brothers

Related words
adjective fraternal

Translations

brother [ˈbrʌðəʳ]

A. N (gen, Rel) → hermano m; (Trade Union etc) → compañero m
hey, brother! → ¡oye, colega!, ¡oye, tío!(Sp)
oh, brother! → ¡vaya hombre!

B. CPD brother workers NPL → colegas mpl

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brother [ˈbrʌðə^r] n

(= sibling) → frère m
my brother → mon frère
my big brother → mon grand frère

(= monk) → frère m
Brother Otto → Frère Otto

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brother

n pl <-s or (obs, Eccl) brethren>

(also Eccl) → Bruder m; they are brother and sister → sie sind Geschwister, sie sind Bruder und Schwester; my/his brothers and sisters → meine/seine Geschwister; the Clarke brothers → die Brüder Clarke; (Comm) → die Gebrüder Clarke; oh brother! (esp US inf) → Junge, Junge! (inf)

(in trade unions) → Kollege m

(= fellow man, DDR Pol) → Bruder m; his brother officers → seine Offizierskameraden; our brothers → unsere Mitmenschen or Brüder (geh, Eccl)

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brother:

brotherhood

n

→ brüderliches Einvernehmen, Brüderlichkeit f; sense of brother (lit) → Brudersinn m; (fig) → Gefühl nt → der Brüderlichkeit

(= organization) → Bruderschaft f; brother of man → Gemeinschaft f → der Menschen

brother-in-arms

n → Waffenbruder m

brother-in-law

n pl <brothers-in-law> → Schwager m

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brother [ˈbrʌðəʳ] n (gen) (Rel) → fratello; (Trade Union) → compagno

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brother [ˈbrʌðəʳ] n (gen) (Rel) → fratello; (Trade Union) → compagno

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brother

n brother [ˈbraðə]

1 the title given to a male child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parents I have two brothers. broer أخ брат bratr bror der Bruder αδελφός hermano vend برادر veli frère אָח भाई brat (fiú)testvér saudara laki-laki fratello 兄弟 형, 동생 brolis brālis abang broer bror brat irmão frate брат brat brat brat bror, broder พี่ชายหรือน้องชาย erkek kardeş, birader 兄弟 брат بھائی anh, em trai 兄弟

2 a fellow member of any group (also adjective) brother officers. kameraad زميل събрат kolega, krajan kollega; kollega- der Kollege συνάδελφος compañero kaaslane عضو گروه veli compagnon חָבֵר बिरादर brat társ rekan compagno, collega 仲間 동료 bendražygis, kolega biedrs ahli kumpulan broeder medbro(de)r, kollega, (krigs)kamerat; kompis towarzysz, kolega, brat camarada confrate, tovarăş собрат; коллега kolega, druh tovariš, brat kolega medbroder, kamrat, kollega สมาชิกกลุ่ม ...arkadaş 同事 товариш کسی گروپ کا ایک ساتھی bạn đồng sự 同事

3 (plural alsobrethrenˈbreθrən) a member of a religious group The brothers of the order prayed together; The brethren met daily. broeders عضو في جَمْعِيَّه دينيَّه член на религиозно братство/секта bratr broder der Bruder αδελφός σε θρησκευτική ομάδα hermano vend عضو گروه مذهبی veli frère אָח किसी धार्मिक समूह के सदस्य braća (hit)testvér anggota kelompok agama fratello, confratello 同一教団員 (종교 단체의) 교우, 신도 brolis (vienuolis) brālis saudara broeder brødrene brat (zakonny) irmão frate брат; монах brat brat brat broder คนที่นับถือศาสนาเดียวกัน ihvan, din kardeşi (宗教上的)教友 побратим, брат کسی مذہبی گروہ کا ساتھی đạo hữu （宗教上的）会友

n brotherhood

1 the state of being a brother the ties of brotherhood. broederskap أخوّه братство bratrství broderskab die Brüderlichkeit η σχέση ανάμεσα σε δύο αδέλφια fraternidad vendlus برادری veljeys fraternité אַחֲווָה बन्धुत्व bratstvo testvériség persaudaraan fratellanza 兄弟の間柄 형제 관계 brolystė brāļu attiecības bersaudara broederschap brorskap, brodersamfunn braterstwo fraternidade frăţie братство bratstvo bratstvo bratstvo broderskap พวกพ้องเดียวกัน kardeşlik 兄弟關係 братні стосунки بھائی چارہ tình anh em 兄弟（般的）关系

2 an association of men for a certain purpose. broederskap رابِطَةٌ ذات هَدَفٍ مُشْتَرَك братство bratrstvo broderskab; loge; forbund; sammenslutning die Bruderschaft αδελφότητα hermandad vennaskond انجمن veljeskunta confrérie, société אֲגוָּדה किसी खास मकसद के लिए पुरूषों का संघ bratovština társulat perhimpunan confraternita 協会 동업, 조합, 협회 brolija brālība persatuan broederschap faglig sammenslutning bractwo, związek irmandade frăţie, confrerie содружество, братство bratstvo bratovščina udruženje brödraskap, samfund สมาคมของผู้ชาย dernek, emniyet, örgüt, teşkilat 兄弟會 люди однієї професії کسی خاص مقصد کے لئے بنائی گئی انجمن nghiệp đoàn 兄弟会

n brother-in-law

1 the brother of one's husband or wife. swaer أخو الزوج أو الزوجه зет švagr svoger der Schwager κουνιάδος cuñado mehevend, naisevend برادر زن؛ برادر شوهر lanko beau-frère גִיס साला, देवर šurjak sógor ipar laki-laki cognato 義理の兄・弟 처남, 매부 svainis svainis abang ipar zwager svoger szwagier cunhado cumnat деверь; шурин švagor svak dever, šurak svåger พี่ชายหรือน้องชายของสามีหรือภรรยา kayınbirader 夫或妻的兄、弟 дівер; шурин شوہر یا بیوی کا بھائی anh (em) chồng, anh (em) vợ 夫、妻的兄弟

2 the husband of one's sister. swaer زوج الأخت баджанак švagr svoger der Schwager ο σύζυγος της αδελφής κπ., γαμπρός cuñado õemees شوهر خواهر lanko beau-frère גִיס बहनोई šogor sógor ipar laki-laki cognato 義理の兄・弟 동서 svainis svainis abang ipar zwager svoger szwagier cunhado cumnat зять švagor svak zet svåger พี่เขยหรือน้องเขย enişte 姐、妹的丈夫 чоловік сестри, зять بہن کا خاوند anh (em) rể 姐、妹的丈夫

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brother → أخ bratr bror Bruder αδερφός hermano veli frère brat fratello 兄弟 오빠 broer bror brat irmão брат bror พี่ชายหรือน้องชาย erkek kardeş em trai 兄弟