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

• we're brothers.
• he's my brother.
• an older/younger brother
• a twin brother

brother

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).
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
• See related entries: Religious people
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/religious_people/brother_1
• 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)

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.

Word Origin

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