brother
Pronunciation: /ˈbɹʌðə/
The English word “brother” has 10 meanings listed here.
noun
- Son of the same parents as another person.
- A male having at least one parent in common with another person (see half-brother, stepbrother).
- A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.
- A form of address to a man.
- A fellow black man.
- Somebody, usually male, connected by a common cause, situation, or affection.
- Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
- Someone who is a kinsman or shares the same patriarch.
verb
- To treat as a brother.
interjection
Etymology
PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *brōþēr Proto-West Germanic *brōþer Old English brōþor Middle English brother English brother Inherited from Middle English brother, broþer, from Old English brōþor, brōðer, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of bhai,…
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