ALL meanings of blood brother
blood broth·er
B b - 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
- noun blood brother something usually associated with or thought to exist inseparably from another thing, quality, circumstance, etc.: Humility is often the blood brother of patience. 1
- noun blood brother a male established in a close relationship with another male through the performance of a specific ritual, as the commingling of blood. 1
- noun blood brother biological male sibling 1
- noun blood brother loyal male friend 1
- noun blood brother An unrelated male considered to share a brother-like relationship established by a ceremonial sharing of blood in some cultures. 0
- noun blood brother (by extension) An unrelated male considered to share such a strong relationship generally. 0
- noun blood brother A brother by blood: a brother-german or half-brother, as distinguished from step-brothers. 0