brother [ˈbrʌð ər or, for]
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1. (n.) brother
male offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; male sibling .2. brother
same kinship group, nationality, race, society, etc., as another.3. brother
often cap. )4. brother
male numbered among the lay members of a religious organization that has a priesthood .5. brother
religious order without taking holy orders, or while preparing for holy orders.6. brother
title for a brother, monk, or friar.)7. brother
Slang. fellow; buddy .8. (interj.) brother
express disappointment, disgust, or surprise.)Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE brōthor; c. OS brōthar, OHG bruodar, ON brōthir, Go brothar, Gk phr&amacracute;tēr, L frāter, Skt bhrāt&rdotbelow; )
Definition of 'brother' Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) brother, blood brother
male with the same parents as someone else"my brother still lives with our parents" 2. (noun) brother
male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)"none of his brothers would betray him" 3. (noun) buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekick
close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities4. (noun) brother, comrade
term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement "Greetings, comrade!" 5. (noun) Brother
Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address "a Benedictine Brother"
1. (noun) brother
male sibling my brother's girlfriend; two younger brothers 2. brother
Catholic monk or priest ***Brother Dominic 3. brother
***our brothers and sisters struggling against injustice
Definition of 'brother' Webster Dictionary
1. (noun) brother
male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood2. (noun) brother
common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc3. (noun) brother
4. (verb) brother
brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood
Sense: the title given to a male child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parentsI have two brothers.
broer أخ брат
irmão bratr der Bruder
bror αδελφός hermano
vend برادر veli
frère אָח भाई
brat (fiú)testvér saudara laki-laki
fratello 兄弟 형, 동생
brolis brālis abang
broer bror brat
برادر ورور irmão
frate брат brat
brat brat bror, broder
พี่ชายหรือน้องชาย erkek kardeş, birader 兄弟
брат بھائی anh, em trai
兄弟
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Definitions of brother 
Afrikaans: broer
Arabic: أخ
Bulgarian: брат
Brazilian: irmão
Czech: bratr
German: der Bruder
Danish: bror
Greek: αδελφός
Spanish: hermano
Estonian: vend
Farsi: برادر
Finnish: veli
French: frère
Hebrew: אָח
Hindi: भाई
Croatian: brat
Hungarian: (fiú)testvér
Indonesian: saudara laki-laki
Italian: fratello
Japanese: 兄弟
Korean: 형, 동생
Lithuanian: brolis
Latvian: brālis
Malay: abang
Dutch: broer
Norwegian: bror
Polish: brat
Persian: برادر
Pashto: ورور
Portuguese: irmão
Romanian: frate
Russian: брат
Slovak: brat
Slovenian: brat
Serbian: brat
Swedish: bror, broder
Thai: พี่ชายหรือน้องชาย
Turkish: erkek kardeş, birader
Taiwanese: 兄弟
Ukrainian: брат
Urdu: بھائی
Vietnamese: anh, em trai
Chinese: 兄弟
