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Brother Male Noun ˈbrʌðə(R ˈbrʌðər Older/Younger Twin Man

Word3 brother
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈbrʌðə(r)/ /ˈbrʌðər/
Example
  • we're brothers.
  • he's my brother.
  • an older/younger brother
  • a twin brother
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brother

(noun)/ˈbrʌðə(r)/ /ˈbrʌðər/
  1. a boy or man who has the same mother and father as another person
    • SEE ALSO half-brother
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/half-brother
    • We're brothers.
    • He's my brother.
    • an older/younger brother
    • a twin brother
    • Does she have any brothers and sisters?
    • Edward was the youngest of the Kennedy brothers.
    • He was like a brother to me (= very close).
    • My son really wanted a little brother.
    • She is survived by her brothers.

    Extra Examples

    • Bill idolizes his big brother, who is a professional footballer.
    • Do you have any brothers and sisters?
    • He married the wife of his late brother.
    • His old teacher greeted him like a long-lost brother.
    • She wrote daily to her beloved brother, Leo.
    • The boys are so close, they're like brothers.
  2. used for talking to or talking about other male members of an organization or other men who have the same ideas, purpose, etc. as yourself
    • We must work together, brothers!
    • We are all brothers in the fight against injustice.
    • He was greatly respected by his brother officers.
    • We must support our weaker brethren.
  3. a male member of a religious group, especially a monk
    • Brother Luke
    • The Brethren meet regularly for prayer.
  4. used by black people as a form of address for a black man
  5. (in the US) a member of a fraternity (= a club for a group of male students at a college or university)
  6. Word Origin

    • Old English brōthor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch broeder and German Bruder, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin frater.
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