brother

broth·er

B0505400 (brŭth′ər)n. pl. broth·ers 1. A male having the same parents as another or one parent in common with another.2. pl. also breth·ren (brĕth′rən) One who shares a common ancestry, allegiance, character, or purpose with another or others, especially:a. A kinsman.b. A fellow man.c. A fellow member, as of a fraternity, trade union, or panel of judges on a court.d. A close male friend; a comrade.e. A fellow African-American man or boy.3. pl. also brethren Something, such as a corporation or institution, that is regarded as a member of a class: "A station that ... relies on corporate contributions or advertising to survive runs the risk of becoming virtually indistinguishable from its commercial brethren" (W. John Moore).4. a. Abbr. Br. or Bro. A lay member of a religious order of men.b. pl. also brethren A fellow member of the Christian church.

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[Middle English, from Old English brōthor; see bhrāter- in Indo-European roots.]

brother

(ˈbrʌðə) n, pl brothers or (archaic except when referring to fellow members of a religion, sect, society, etc)brethren1. (Genetics) a male person having the same parents as another person2. short for half-brother, stepbrother3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a. a male person belonging to the same group, profession, nationality, trade union, etc, as another or others; fellow memberb. (as modifier): brother workers. 4. comrade; friend: used as a form of address5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a. a member of a male religious order who undertakes work for the order without actually being in holy ordersb. a lay member of a male religious orderinterjslang an exclamation of amazement, disgust, surprise, disappointment, etc[Old English brōthor; related to Old Norse brōthir, Old High German bruoder, Latin frāter, Greek phratēr, Sanskrit bhrātar]

broth•er

(ˈbrʌð ər or, for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr)

n., pl. broth•ers, (Archaic) breth•ren; n. 1. a male offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; male sibling. 2. half brother. 3. stepbrother. 4. a man or boy numbered in the same kinship group, nationality, race, society, etc., as another. 5. (often cap.) a. a male numbered among the lay members of a religious organization that has a priesthood. b. a man who devotes himself to the duties of a religious order without taking holy orders, or while preparing for holy orders. c. (used as a title for a brother, monk, or friar.) 6. Slang. fellow; buddy. interj. 7. (used to express disappointment, disgust, or surprise.) [before 1000; Middle English; Old English brōthor; c. Old Saxon brōthar, Old High German bruodar, Old Norse brōthir, Gothic brothar, Greek phratēr, Latin frāter, Skt bhrātṛ] broth′er•less, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brother - a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"blood brotherbig brother - an older brotherlittle brother - a younger brother; "my little brother just had his 50th birthday"male sibling - a sibling who is malehalf brother, half-brother, stepbrother - a brother who has only one parent in common with yousis, sister - a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician"
	2.	brother - a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"sodality, brotherhood, fraternity - people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity"Freemason, Mason - a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly lovefellow member, member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"
	3.	brother - a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activitiesbuddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekickcobber - Australian term for a palfriend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
	4.	brother - used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!"comradefriend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
	5.	Brother - (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchymonastic, monk - a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

brother

noun1. male sibling Have you got any brothers and sisters?2. comrade, partner, colleague, associate, mate, pal (informal), companion, cock (Brit. informal), chum (informal), fellow member, confrère, compeer their freedom-loving brothers3. monk, cleric, friar, monastic, religious, regular priests and religious brothersRelated words
adjective fraternal

brother

nounA person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts:amigo, chum, confidant, confidante, familiar, friend, intimate, mate, pal.Informal: bud, buddy.Slang: sidekick.

Translations

兄弟同事教友

brother

(ˈbraðə) noun1. the title given to a male child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parents. I have two brothers. 兄弟 兄弟2. a fellow member of any group (also adjective). brother officers. 同事 同事3. (plural also brethren (ˈbreθrən) ) a member of a religious group. The brothers of the order prayed together; The brethren met daily. (宗教上的)教友 （宗教上的）教友 ˈbrotherhood noun1. the state of being a brother. the ties of brotherhood. 兄弟關係 兄弟关系，手足情谊 2. an association of men for a certain purpose. 兄弟會 兄弟会ˈbrother-in-law – plural ˈbrothers-in-law – noun1. the brother of one's husband or wife. 丈夫或妻子的哥哥或弟弟(大伯、小叔、大舅子、小舅子) 夫、妻的兄弟（大伯、小叔、大舅子、小舅子） 2. the husband of one's sister. 連襟(姊夫、妹夫) 姐、妹的丈夫（姐夫、妹夫）

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