brother
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- brotha (Jamaican English)
[edit] Etymology
Old English brōþor, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (cf. West Frisian broer, Dutch broeder, German Bruder), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (cf. Irish bráthair, Tocharian A pracar, B procer, Lithuanian brolis).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈbɹʌð.ə/, SAMPA: /"brVD.@/
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Audio (UK) (file) - (US) enPR: brŭth'ər, IPA: /ˈbɹʌð.ɚ/, SAMPA: /"brVD.@`/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌðə(r)
[edit] Noun
brother (plural brothers or (archaic) brethren)
- Son of the same parents as another person.
- My parents love me and my brother equally, even though he is adopted.
- A male child descended from the same parents.
- He's not our biological brother. He's adopted.
- A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother).
- A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.
- Thank you, brother. I would like to thank the brother who just spoke.
- Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
- (African American Vernacular) A black male.
[edit] Coordinate terms
- (with regards to gender): sister
[edit] Hypernyms
- (son of common parents): sibling
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "brother"
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[edit] Translations
male sibling
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male having parents in common
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male fellow member of a religious community
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peer
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[edit] Usage notes
The plural "brethren" tends to be used more in broader senses than in familial ones.
[edit] Verb
brother (third-person singular simple present brothers, present participle brothering, simple past and past participle brothered)
- (transitive) To treat as a brother.
- 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
- Seest thou not we are overreached, and that our proposed mode of communicating with our friends without has been disconcerted by this same motley gentleman thou art so fond to brother?
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Most common English words before 1923: deep · meet · interest · #473: brother · I've · longer · paid
[edit] Middle English
[edit] Etymology
Old English brōþor
[edit] Noun
brother (plural brothers)
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