NOUN | person | brother, blood brother | a male with the same parents as someone else |
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person | brother | a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group) | |
person | brother, buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick | a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | |
person | brother, comrade | used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement | |
person | Brother | (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address |
Sounds | brah'dher | |
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Rhymes | altogether ... zither: 43 rhymes with dher... |
Meaning | A male with the same parents as someone else. | |
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Example | "my brother still lives with our parents" | |
Synonym | blood brother | |
Narrower | big brother | An older brother |
little brother | A younger brother | |
stepbrother, half-brother, half brother | A brother who has only one parent in common with you | |
Broader | male sibling | A sibling who is male |
Opposite | sister, sis | A female person who has the same parents as another person |
Spanish | hermano | |
Catalan | germà | |
Adjectives | brotherly | like or characteristic of or befitting a brother |
Meaning | A male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group). | |
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Example | "none of his brothers would betray him" | |
Category | religion, faith, religious belief | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
Member of | brotherhood, fraternity, sodality | People engaged in a particular occupation |
Narrower | Freemason, Mason | A member of a widespread secret fraternal / fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love |
Broader | member, fellow member | One of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization) |
Spanish | hermano | |
Catalan | germà |
Meaning | A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities. | |
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Synonyms | buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick | |
Narrower | cobber | Australian term for a pal |
Broader | friend | A person you know well and regard with affection and trust |
Spanish | acompañante, amigo, amigota, amigote, amigueta, amiguete, camarada, colega, compañera, compañero, compinche, cuate, edecán, hermana, hermano, pal, socia, socio | |
Catalan | amic, camarada, col·lega, companya, company, germà, germana, sòcia, soci |
Meaning | Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement. | |
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Synonym | comrade | |
Broader | friend | A person you know well and regard with affection and trust |
Spanish | camarada, compañero | |
Catalan | camarada |
Meaning | (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address. | |
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Category | Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
Broader | monk, monastic | A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work |
Nouns | brotherhood | people engaged in a particular occupation |
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