Meaning & Definition of Brother in English
English⟶
Brother
/brəðər/
noun
1. A male with the same parents as someone else
- "My brother still lives with our parents"
synonym:
- brother,
- 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"
synonym:
- brother
3. A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
synonym:
- buddy,
- brother,
- chum,
- crony,
- pal,
- sidekick
4. Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
- "Greetings, comrade!"
synonym:
- brother,
- comrade
5. (roman catholic church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address
- "A benedictine brother"
synonym:
- Brother
Examples of using
A brother's brother is a brother's brother's brother's brother to another brother's brother.
Tom was like a brother to me.
I'm ambivalent about the itinerary for our overseas trip which my brother has drawn up.