brother

CEFRA1

/ˈbɹʌðə/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A male sibling.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.

Examples

  • Her brother was standing in the front hall.

  • My parents would repudiate my brother if they ever found out he was gay.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbɹʊdəɹ/
  • /ˈbɹʌvə(ɹ)/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A male having at least one parent in common with another person (see half-brother, stepbrother).

  2. Son of the same parents as another person.

  3. A fellow black man.

More examples

In context

  • My little brother is watching TV.

  • I would like to thank the brother who just spoke.

  • You shall not charge interest to your brother—interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest.

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Origin

noun

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *brōþēr Proto-West Germanic *brōþer Old English brōþor Middle English brother English brother Inherited from Middle English broder, brodir, brother, brothir, broþer, broðer, from Old English brōþor, brōþur, brōðer, brōður, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of bhai, bru, frater, friar, pal, and vai. Cognates Cognate with Scots breeder, bridder, brither, broder, brother, bruther (“brother”), Yola brover, brower (“brother”), North Frisian brouder, bruler, Bröđer (“brother”), Saterland Frisian Brour, Brúur (“brother”),...