1. A male with the same parents as someone else
   "my brother still lives with our parents"
   - blood brother 
2. A male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)
   "none of his brothers would betray him" 
3. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
   - buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick, compadre, paisano [US] 
4. Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
   - comrade

1. (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address
   "a Benedictine Brother"

Derived forms: brothers, Brothers

See also: brotherhood, brotherly

Type of: fellow member, friend, male sibling, member, monastic, monk

Antonym: sister

Part of: brotherhood, fraternity, sodality

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