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whole brother

whole broth·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hohl bruhth -er or for 9, bruhth -ur]
    • /hoʊl ˈbrʌð ər or for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr/
    • /həʊl ˈbrʌðə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hohl bruhth -er or for 9, bruhth -ur]
    • /hoʊl ˈbrʌð ər or for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr/

Definition of whole brother words

  • noun whole brother a brother whose parents are the same as one's own. 1
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Origin of whole 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 Whole brother

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

whole 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 58% 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.

whole brother usage trend in Literature

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