ALL meanings of brother
broth·er
B b - 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
- noun brother (as modifier) 3
- noun brother comrade; friend: used as a form of address 3
- noun brother a member of a male religious order who undertakes work for the order without actually being in holy orders 3
- noun brother a lay member of a male religious order 3
- exclamation brother an exclamation of amazement, disgust, surprise, disappointment, etc 3
- noun brother a man or boy as he is related to the other children of his parents 3
- noun brother a man or boy related to one by having a parent in common; half brother 3
- noun brother a stepbrother 3
- noun brother a foster brother 3
- noun brother a close male friend who is like a brother 3
- noun brother a fellow human being 3
- noun brother a male fellow member of the same race, church, profession, organization, etc. 3
- noun brother a lay member of a men's religious order 3
- noun brother any man 3
- interjection brother used to provide emphasis, often at the beginning of one's remarks 3
- noun brother male sibling 1
- noun brother monk's title 1
- noun brother close friend 1
- noun brother fellow member 1
- noun brother human being 1
- noun plural brother a male offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; a male sibling. 1
- noun plural brother Also called half brother. a male offspring having only one parent in common with another offspring. 1
- noun plural brother a stepbrother. 1
- noun plural brother a male numbered among the same kinship group, nationality, ethnicity, profession, etc., as another; an associate; a fellow member, fellow countryman, fellow man, etc.: a fraternity brother. 1
- noun plural brother Ecclesiastical. (often initial capital letter) a male numbered among the lay members of a religious organization that has a priesthood. a man who devotes himself to the duties of a religious order without taking holy orders, or while preparing for holy orders. 1
- noun plural brother brothers, all members of a particular racial or ethnic group, or of the human race in general: All men are brothers. 1
- noun plural brother Slang. fellow; buddy: Brother, can you spare a dime? 1
- noun plural brother Informal. a term used to refer to or address a fellow black man; soul brother. 1
- noun brother Son of the same parents as another person. 0
- noun brother A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother). 0
- noun brother A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc. 0
- noun brother (African American Vernacular) A black male. 0
- noun brother Someone who is a peer, whether male or female. 0
- verb brother (Transitive Verb) To treat as a brother. 0
- interjection brother Expressing exasperation. 0