fraternal

English

Etymology

From Middle French fraternel, from Medieval Latin frāternālis (“fraternal”), from Latin frāternus (“of or pertaining to a brother, fraternal”), from frāter (“brother”).

Adjective

fraternal (comparative more fraternal, superlative most fraternal)

1. Of brothers (fraternal twins)
2. Related through a brother (fraternal nephew)
3. In need of a brother or sister or friend.
4. Like brothers (fraternal cousins)
5. Friendly or brotherly (e.g. fraternal relations between socialist parties in different countries).
6. platonic (as fraternal love - brotherly love)

Synonyms

• brotherly

Antonyms

• (relating to a brother, with regard to gender): sororal
• (relating to a brother, with regard to heredity): paternal, maternal

Related terms

• fraternally
• fraternity
• fraternise, fraternize
• fratricide
• fraternal nephew, fraternal niece
• fraternal twin

Translations

of brothers

Catalan: fratern (ca) Czech: bratrský (cs) Polish: braterski (pl)

Romanian: de frate (ro) Russian: братский (ru) (brátskij) Spanish: fraternal (es) m.

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Arabic: أخوي (ar) ('akhawiy) Mandarin: Mandarin: 兄弟 (cmn) (xiōng-dì) French: fraternel (fr) German: brüderlich (de)

Greek: αδελφικός (el) m. sg. (adelfikos) Japanese: 兄弟 (ja) (きょうだい, kyōdai)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin frāternus (“of or pertaining to a brother, fraternal”), from frāter (“brother”).

Adjective

fraternal m. and f. (plural fraternales)

1. fraternal