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foster brother

fos·ter broth·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [faw-ster, fos-ter bruhth -er or for 9, bruhth -ur]
    • /ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tər ˈbrʌð ər or for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [faw-ster, fos-ter bruhth -er or for 9, bruhth -ur]
    • /ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tər ˈbrʌð ər or for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr/

Definitions of foster brother words

  • noun foster brother a boy brought up with another child of different parents. 1
  • noun foster brother brother temporarily adopted 1
See all 2 definitions of foster brother

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Origin of foster brother

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English fōster brōthor

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Parts of speech for Foster brother

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

foster brother popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% 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.

foster brother usage trend in Literature

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