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- [bruhth -er or for 9, bruhth -ur]
- /ˈbrʌð ər or for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr/
- /ˈbrʌðə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bruhth -er or for 9, bruhth -ur]
- /ˈbrʌð ər or for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr/
Definitions of brother word
- countable noun brother Your brother is a boy or a man who has the same parents as you. 3
- countable noun brother You can describe a man as your brother if he belongs to the same race, religion, country, profession, or trade union as you, or if he has similar ideas to you. 3
- noun brother Brother is a title given to a man who belongs to a religious community such as a monastery. 3
- countable noun brother Brothers is used in the names of some companies and shops. 3
- noun brother a male person having the same parents as another person 3
- noun brother a male person belonging to the same group, profession, nationality, trade union, etc, as another or others; fellow member 3
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Origin of brother
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English brōthor; cognate with Dutch broeder, German Bruder, Old Norse brōthir, Gothic brothar, Sanskrit bhrātṛ, Greek phrā́tēr, Latin frāter, Old Irish bráthair, OCS bratrŭ
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Parts of speech for Brother
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brother popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
brother usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brother
noun brother
- relative — a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- twin — either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
- relation — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- kin — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- 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.
Antonyms for brother
noun brother
- sister — a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
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