blood brother

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noun

a person's brother by birth.

a male person bound to another by ties of great friendship.

something usually associated with or thought to exist inseparably from another thing, quality, circumstance, etc.: Humility is often the blood brother of patience.

a male established in a close relationship with another male through the performance of a specific ritual, as the commingling of blood.

Origin of blood brother

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

OTHER WORDS FROM blood brother

blood brotherhood, noun

Words nearby blood brother

blood-aqueous barrier, blood bank, bloodbath, blood blister, blood-brain barrier, blood brother, blood capillary, blood cell, blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier, blood clot, blood count

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Example sentences from the Web for blood brother

He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people.
Mpuke, Our Little African Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
Herein he is as unaccountable as the gray wolf, who is his blood-brother.
Life's Handicap|Rudyard Kipling
Would that you had clung to Lousta, my blood-brother and my friend, whom you lament, and left me alone.
She and Allan|H. Rider Haggard
Something—the blood-brother of death—had been here on this planet, that much was certain.
Thompson's Cat|Robert Moore Williams

“You are a great chief, but we love you as a blood-brother,” she answered gravely, and lifted the shell bowl to her lips.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien

British Dictionary definitions for blood brother

blood brother

noun

a brother by birth

a man or boy who has sworn to treat another as his brother, often in a ceremony in which their blood is mingled

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单词	blood brother
释义	blood brother SEE SYNONYMS FOR blood brother ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person's brother by birth. a male person bound to another by ties of great friendship. something usually associated with or thought to exist inseparably from another thing, quality, circumstance, etc.: Humility is often the blood brother of patience. a male established in a close relationship with another male through the performance of a specific ritual, as the commingling of blood. Origin of blood brother Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400 OTHER WORDS FROM blood brother blood brotherhood, noun Words nearby blood brother blood-aqueous barrier, blood bank, bloodbath, blood blister, blood-brain barrier, blood brother, blood capillary, blood cell, blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier, blood clot, blood count Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blood brother He tells them to prepare a great feast, as his blood-brother, Ncossi, is invited to come and bring his people. Mpuke, Our Little African Cousin\|Mary Hazelton Wade Herein he is as unaccountable as the gray wolf, who is his blood-brother. Life's Handicap\|Rudyard Kipling Would that you had clung to Lousta, my blood-brother and my friend, whom you lament, and left me alone. She and Allan\|H. Rider Haggard Something—the blood-brother of death—had been here on this planet, that much was certain. Thompson's Cat\|Robert Moore Williams “You are a great chief, but we love you as a blood-brother,” she answered gravely, and lifted the shell bowl to her lips. White Shadows in the South Seas\|Frederick O'Brien British Dictionary definitions for blood brother blood brother noun a brother by birth a man or boy who has sworn to treat another as his brother, often in a ceremony in which their blood is mingled Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to blood brother brother, bro
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blood brother

noun

Origin of blood brother

OTHER WORDS FROM blood brother

Words nearby blood brother

Example sentences from the Web for blood brother

British Dictionary definitions for blood brother

noun

Words related to blood brother