brotherless
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English brotherles, from Old English brōþorlēas, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþerlaus, equivalent to brother + -less. Cognate with West Frisian broerleas (“brotherless”), Dutch broederloos (“brotherless”), German bruderlos (“brotherless”).
Adjective[edit]
brotherless (not comparable)
- Without a brother.
Translations[edit]
Without a brother
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