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blood brother

blood broth·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bluhd bruhth -er or for 9, bruhth -ur]
    • /blʌd ˈbrʌð ər or for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bluhd bruhth -er or for 9, bruhth -ur]
    • /blʌd ˈbrʌð ər or for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr/

Definitions of blood brother words

  • countable noun blood brother A man's blood brother is a man he has sworn to treat as a brother, often in a ceremony which involves mixing a small amount of their blood. 3
  • noun blood brother a brother by birth 3
  • noun blood brother a man or boy who has sworn to treat another as his brother, often in a ceremony in which their blood is mingled 3
  • noun blood brother a person bound to one by the ceremony of mingling his blood with one's own 3
  • noun blood brother a person's brother by birth. 1
  • noun blood brother a male person bound to another by ties of great friendship. 1
See all 13 definitions of blood brother

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Origin of blood brother

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Blood brother

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Blood brother

blood brother popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

blood brother usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for blood brother

noun blood brother

  • brother — Your brother is a boy or a man who has the same parents as you.
  • bro — Some men use bro as a friendly way of addressing other men when they are talking to them.
All 2 Synonyms of blood brother

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