Definitions for brother
ˈbrʌð ər or, for 9 , ˈbrʌðˈɜrbroth·er

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. brother, blood brothernoun

   a male with the same parents as someone else

   "my brother still lives with our parents"

2. brothernoun

   a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)

   "none of his brothers would betray him"

3. buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekicknoun

   a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

4. brother, comradenoun

   used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement

   "Greetings, comrade!"

5. Brothernoun

   (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address

   "a Benedictine Brother"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. brothernoun

   Son of the same parents as another person.

   My parents love me and my brother equally, even though he is adopted.

   Etymology: broþor, from brōþēr (cf. West Frisian broer, Dutch broeder, German Bruder), from bʰréh₂tēr (cf. Irish bráthair, Tocharian A pracar, B procer, Lithuanian brolis).

2. brothernoun

   A male child descended from the same parents.

   Please welcome Brother Smith as he moves from his former congregation to his new congregation.

   Etymology: broþor, from brōþēr (cf. West Frisian broer, Dutch broeder, German Bruder), from bʰréh₂tēr (cf. Irish bráthair, Tocharian A pracar, B procer, Lithuanian brolis).

3. brothernoun

   A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother).

   Etymology: broþor, from brōþēr (cf. West Frisian broer, Dutch broeder, German Bruder), from bʰréh₂tēr (cf. Irish bráthair, Tocharian A pracar, B procer, Lithuanian brolis).

4. brothernoun

   A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.

   Etymology: broþor, from brōþēr (cf. West Frisian broer, Dutch broeder, German Bruder), from bʰréh₂tēr (cf. Irish bráthair, Tocharian A pracar, B procer, Lithuanian brolis).

5. brothernoun

   Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.

   Etymology: broþor, from brōþēr (cf. West Frisian broer, Dutch broeder, German Bruder), from bʰréh₂tēr (cf. Irish bráthair, Tocharian A pracar, B procer, Lithuanian brolis).

6. brothernoun

   A black male.

   Etymology: broþor, from brōþēr (cf. West Frisian broer, Dutch broeder, German Bruder), from bʰréh₂tēr (cf. Irish bráthair, Tocharian A pracar, B procer, Lithuanian brolis).

7. brotherverb

   To treat as a brother.

   Etymology: broþor, from brōþēr (cf. West Frisian broer, Dutch broeder, German Bruder), from bʰréh₂tēr (cf. Irish bráthair, Tocharian A pracar, B procer, Lithuanian brolis).

8. Brothernoun

   Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order.

   My parents love me and my brother equally, even though he is adopted.

   Etymology: broþor, from brōþēr (cf. West Frisian broer, Dutch broeder, German Bruder), from bʰréh₂tēr (cf. Irish bráthair, Tocharian A pracar, B procer, Lithuanian brolis).

9. Brothernoun

   Formal title for any male member of a religious or fraternal organization.

   Please welcome Brother Smith as he moves from his former congregation to his new congregation.

   Etymology: broþor, from brōþēr (cf. West Frisian broer, Dutch broeder, German Bruder), from bʰréh₂tēr (cf. Irish bráthair, Tocharian A pracar, B procer, Lithuanian brolis).

10. Brothernoun

    An informal title used as part of another moniker:

    Etymology: broþor, from brōþēr (cf. West Frisian broer, Dutch broeder, German Bruder), from bʰréh₂tēr (cf. Irish bráthair, Tocharian A pracar, B procer, Lithuanian brolis).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Brothernoun

   a 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 blood

2. Brothernoun

   one related or closely united to another by some 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, etc

3. Brothernoun

   one who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character

4. Brotherverb

   to make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood

Freebase(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Brother

   Brother is a 2000 film starring, written, directed and edited by Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. It is also his fifth collaboration with renowned Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi. This was also Kitano's first collaboration with designer Yohji Yamamoto.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Brother

   bruth′ėr, n. a male born of the same parents: any one closely united with or resembling another; associated in common interests, occupation, &c.: a fellow-member of a religious order, a fellow-member of a guild, &c.: a fellow-creature, fellow-citizen, a co-religionist: (B.) a kinsman: pl. Broth′ers and Breth′ren, the latter esp. used in the sense of fellow-membership of guilds, religious communities, &c., and is a name given to certain sections of the Church of Christ, as Christian Brethren, Moravian Brethren, Plymouth Brethren, &c.—ns. Broth′er-ger′man, a brother having the same father and mother, in contradistinction to a half-brother, by one parent only; Broth′erhood, the state of being a brother: an association of men for any purpose; Broth′er-in-law, the brother of a husband or wife: a sister's husband.—adjs. Broth′er-like, Broth′erly, like a brother: kind: affectionate.—n. Broth′erliness, state of being brotherly: kindness. [A.S. broðor; cog. with Ger. bruder, Gael. brathair, Fr. frère, L. frater, Sans. bhrátar.]

Rap Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. brothernoun

   Man of the same group; friend. In the Bible you will read "brethern", which is used in the same meaning.

2. brothernoun

   Black male.

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1. brother

   Song lyrics by brother -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by brother on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Roman Catholic
   • Friend
   • Member
   • Monk
   • Religion

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'brother' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1250

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'brother' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1025

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'brother' in Nouns Frequency: #361

How to pronounce brother?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of brother in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of brother in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of brother in a Sentence

1. The Journal:

   Several former U.S. officials said the half brother, who had lived outside of North Korea for many years and had no known power base in Pyongyang, was unlikely to be able to provide details of the secretive country's inner workings.

2. Mohammed Alsaeed:

   (Abduljalil) and his brother were heroes, from the bottom of my heart I thank them for saving my family and others' lives.

3. Dennis Smith:

   Leon Taylor did more than just rob the store. He robbed our family, my brother, forever, Almost 7,500 days have passed and finally tonight justice was served.

4. Shawn Nolan:

   Dustin Honken was redeemed. Dustin Lee Honken recognized and repented for the crimes Dustin Lee Honken had committed, and spent Dustin Lee Honken time in prison atoning for them, during Dustin Lee Honken time in prison, Dustin Lee Honken cared for everyone Dustin Lee Honken came into contact with : guards, counselors, medical staff, Dustin Lee Honken fellow inmates and Dustin Lee Honken legal team. Over the years Dustin Lee Honken grew incredibly close to Dustin Lee Honken family, becoming a true father, son, brother and friend.

5. Gregory Gunn:

   My brother didn't get five minutes of nobody's time. He was executed.

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