brother

Meaning

Noun

1. Son of the same parents as another person.
2. A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother).
3. A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.
4. (informal) A form of address to a man.
5. A fellow black man.
6. Somebody, usually male, connected by a common cause, situation, or affection.
7. Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
8. (poetic) Someone who is a kinsman or shares the same patriarch.

Verb

To treat as a brother.

Intj

Expressing exasperation.

Synonyms

sister

👩‍👧

sibling

younger brother

comrade

older brother

older

relative

friend

buddy

pal

monk

cousin

crony

brothers

Mr.

younger

fellow

brethren

friar

sidekick

male sibling

chum

elder brother

boy

👦

partner

minister

cobber

blood brother

family

👪

big brother

younger sibling

bro

fellow-tribesman

parallel cousin

old boy

male friend

shill

sister-in-law

son

sort

uncle

African-American

Black

Brother

👨‍👦

kid brother

let us go

old fellow

my younger brother

siblings

sport

Translations

frère

👨‍👦

hermano

👨‍👦

Bruder

👨‍👦

fratello

👨‍👦

broer

👨‍👦

irmão

👨‍👦

broeder

👨‍👦

αδελφός

frater

👨‍👦

germà

👨‍👦

kardeş

أخ

👨‍👦

fraire

compagno

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹʌðə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: brother

Inherited from Old English: brōþor

In summary

PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr
Inherited from Middle English brother, from Old English brōþor, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Doublet of bhai, bru, frater, friar, pal, and vai.

Sentences

Takauji and his brother were forced to retreat to the west .

Barnes' younger brother Jason played football in the Canadian Football League .

He is the brother of Bristol Rovers player Dominic Thomas who retired through injury .