Brother — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a male with the same parents as someone else

a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæntˈeɪtɹɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈʌðə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈʌðə/

2 syllables Say it as /kæntˈeɪtɹɪs/.

Examples

my brother still lives with our parents
none of his brothers would betray him
Greetings, comrade!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sidekick crony comrade chum buddy blood brother pal

Antonyms

sister

Parts of Speech

noun	a male with the same parents as someone else “my brother still lives with our parents”
noun	a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group) “none of his brothers would betray him”
noun	a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
noun	used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement “Greetings, comrade!”
noun	(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address “a Benedictine Brother”

Word Forms

brotherly	adjective	like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
chummy	adjective	(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
pal	verb	become friends; act friendly towards
brotherhood	noun	people engaged in a particular occupation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bruder

ein Mann mit den gleichen Eltern wie jemand anderes

🇫🇷French

frère

un homme avec les mêmes parents que quelqu'un d'autre

🇪🇸Spanish

hermano

un hombre con los mismos padres que otra persona

🇮🇹Italian

fratello

un maschio con gli stessi genitori di qualcun altro

🇳🇱Dutch

broer

een man met dezelfde ouders als iemand anders

🇵🇹Portuguese

irmão

um homem com os mesmos pais que outra pessoa

🇷🇺Russian

брат

мужчина с теми же родителями, что и кто-то другой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाई

एक पुरुष जिसके माता-पिता किसी और के समान हों

🇧🇩Bengali

ভাই

অন্য কারো মত একই পিতামাতার সাথে একজন পুরুষ

🇮🇳Tamil

அண்ணன்

வேறொருவரைப் போலவே பெற்றோரைக் கொண்ட ஆண்

🇮🇳Telugu

సోదరుడు

మరొకరితో సమానమైన తల్లిదండ్రులతో మగవాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

भाऊ

इतरांसारखेच पालक असलेले पुरुष

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાઈ

અન્ય કોઈની જેમ સમાન માતાપિતા સાથેનો પુરુષ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹೋದರ

ಬೇರೆಯವರಂತೆ ಅದೇ ಪೋಷಕರನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಪುರುಷ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹോദരൻ

മറ്റൊരാളുടെ അതേ മാതാപിതാക്കളുള്ള ഒരു പുരുഷൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨ ਮਾਤਾ-ਪਿਤਾ ਵਾਲਾ ਮਰਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھائی

ایک مرد جس کے والدین ایک ہی ہیں جیسے کسی اور کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

兄弟

与其他人有相同父母的男性

🇯🇵Japanese

兄弟

他人と同じ両親を持つ男性

🇰🇷Korean

형제

다른 사람과 같은 부모를 둔 남자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

anh trai

một người đàn ông có cùng cha mẹ với người khác

🇹🇭Thai

พี่ชาย

ผู้ชายที่มีพ่อแม่เดียวกันกับคนอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

saudara laki-laki

laki-laki dengan orang tua yang sama dengan orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

kapatid

isang lalaki na may parehong mga magulang sa ibang tao

🇲🇾Malay

abang

lelaki yang mempunyai ibu bapa yang sama dengan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أخ

ذكر مع نفس الوالدين مثل شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

برادر

یک مرد با پدر و مادری مشابه دیگران

🇹🇷Turkish

Erkek kardeş

başka biriyle aynı ebeveynlere sahip bir erkek

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָח

זכר עם אותם הורים כמו מישהו אחר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'brother'?

The primary meaning of 'brother' is 'a male with the same parents as someone else'.

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'brother' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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