Brotherhood — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

people engaged in a particular occupation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæntɐtɹˌɪsaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈʌðəhˌʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈʌðəhˌʊd/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæntɐtɹˌɪsaɪ/.

Examples

the medical fraternity
you have to join the union in order to get a job

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

labor union sodality fraternity union trades union trade union

Parts of Speech

noun	the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
noun	people engaged in a particular occupation “the medical fraternity”
noun	the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers
noun	an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer “you have to join the union in order to get a job”

Word Forms

Brother	noun	(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address
fraternise	verb	be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
fraternize	verb	be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
sodalist	noun	a member of a sodality
unionize	verb	recruit for a union or organize into a union
trade unionist	noun	a worker who belongs to a trade union

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bruderschaft

die Verwandtschaftsbeziehung zwischen einem männlichen Nachkommen und den Geschwistern

🇫🇷French

fraternité

la relation de parenté entre un descendant mâle et la fratrie

🇪🇸Spanish

fraternidad

la relación de parentesco entre una descendencia masculina y los hermanos

🇮🇹Italian

fratellanza

il rapporto di parentela tra un figlio maschio e i fratelli

🇳🇱Dutch

broederschap

de verwantschapsrelatie tussen een mannelijk nageslacht en de broers en zussen

🇵🇹Portuguese

fraternidade

a relação de parentesco entre um filho masculino e os irmãos

🇷🇺Russian

братство

родственные отношения между потомком мужского пола и братьями и сестрами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाईचारे

नर संतान और भाई-बहनों के बीच रिश्तेदारी का रिश्ता

🇧🇩Bengali

ভ্রাতৃত্ব

একটি পুরুষ সন্তান এবং ভাইবোনের মধ্যে আত্মীয়তার সম্পর্ক

🇮🇳Tamil

சகோதரத்துவம்

ஒரு ஆண் சந்ததிக்கும் உடன்பிறப்புகளுக்கும் இடையிலான உறவின் உறவு

🇮🇳Telugu

సోదరభావం

మగ సంతానం మరియు తోబుట్టువుల మధ్య బంధుత్వ సంబంధం

🇮🇳Marathi

बंधुत्व

पुरुष संतती आणि भावंडांमधील नातेसंबंध

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાઈચારો

પુરુષ સંતાન અને ભાઈ-બહેન વચ્ચેનો સગપણનો સંબંધ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹೋದರತ್ವ

ಗಂಡು ಸಂತತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಒಡಹುಟ್ಟಿದವರ ನಡುವಿನ ರಕ್ತಸಂಬಂಧ ಸಂಬಂಧ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാഹോദര്യം

ഒരു പുരുഷ സന്തതിയും സഹോദരങ്ങളും തമ്മിലുള്ള ബന്ധുത്വ ബന്ധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਈਚਾਰਾ

ਇੱਕ ਮਰਦ ਔਲਾਦ ਅਤੇ ਭੈਣ-ਭਰਾ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਰਿਸ਼ਤੇਦਾਰੀ ਦਾ ਰਿਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھائی چارہ

مرد کی اولاد اور بہن بھائیوں کے درمیان رشتہ داری کا رشتہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

兄弟情谊

男性后代与兄弟姐妹之间的亲属关系

🇯🇵Japanese

同胞団

男児とその兄弟との間の親族関係

🇰🇷Korean

노동 조합

남성 자손과 형제 자매 사이의 친족 관계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tình huynh đệ

mối quan hệ họ hàng giữa con đực và anh chị em ruột

🇹🇭Thai

ความเป็นพี่น้อง

ความสัมพันธ์ทางเครือญาติระหว่างลูกหลานชายและพี่น้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

persaudaraan

hubungan kekerabatan antara keturunan laki-laki dan saudara kandung

🇵🇭Filipino

kapatiran

ang ugnayang pagkakamag-anak sa pagitan ng isang supling na lalaki at magkakapatid

🇲🇾Malay

persaudaraan

hubungan persaudaraan antara anak lelaki dan adik beradik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأخوة

علاقة القرابة بين الأبناء الذكور والإخوة

🇮🇷Persian

برادری

رابطه خویشاوندی بین فرزندان پسر و خواهر و برادر

🇹🇷Turkish

kardeşlik

erkek çocuk ile kardeşler arasındaki akrabalık ilişkisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אחווה

יחסי הקרבה בין צאצא זכר לאחים

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The primary meaning of 'brotherhood' is 'the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings'.

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Using 'brotherhood' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'brotherhood' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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

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