Brotherlike — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

like or characteristic of or befitting a brother

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæntᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈʌðəlˌaɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈʌðəlˌaɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæntᵻd/.

Examples

brotherly feelings
close fraternal ties

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brotherly fraternal

Antonyms

sisterly

Parts of Speech

adjective

like or characteristic of or befitting a brother

“brotherly feelings”

Word Forms

brother

noun

a male with the same parents as someone else

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

brüderlich

einem Bruder ähnlich oder charakteristisch für ihn oder ihm angemessen

🇫🇷French

fraternel

semblable ou caractéristique de ou convenant à un frère

🇪🇸Spanish

como hermano

parecido o característico o propio de un hermano

🇮🇹Italian

fraterno

simile o caratteristico o adatto a un fratello

🇳🇱Dutch

broederlijk

zoals of kenmerkend voor of passend bij een broer

🇵🇹Portuguese

fraterno

semelhante, característico ou condizente com um irmão

🇷🇺Russian

братский

подобный, характерный или подобающий брату

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाई जैसा

भाई के समान या उसकी विशेषता या उसके योग्य

🇧🇩Bengali

ভাইয়ের মতো

ভাইয়ের মতো বা বৈশিষ্ট্য বা উপযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

சகோதரன் போன்ற

ஒரு சகோதரனைப் போன்ற அல்லது பண்பு அல்லது பொருத்தமானது

🇮🇳Telugu

సోదరలాంటి

సోదరుని ఇష్టం లేదా లక్షణం లేదా తగినది

🇮🇳Marathi

भावासारखा

भावासारखे किंवा त्याचे वैशिष्ट्य किंवा योग्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાઈ જેવું

ભાઈની જેમ અથવા લાક્ષણિકતા અથવા યોગ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹೋದರರಂತೆ

ಸಹೋದರನ ಇಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹോദരതുല്യം

ഒരു സഹോദരൻ്റെ ഇഷ്ടം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനുയോജ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰਾ ਵਰਗਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਭਰਾ ਦੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣ ਜਾਂ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھائی جیسا

کسی بھائی کی طرح یا اس کی خصوصیت یا مناسب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

兄弟般的

像兄弟或有兄弟的特征或适合兄弟

🇯🇵Japanese

兄弟のような

兄弟のような、兄弟の特徴、または兄弟にふさわしい

🇰🇷Korean

형제 같은

형제와 같거나 특징이 있거나 형제에게 어울리는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

như anh em

giống hoặc đặc điểm của hoặc phù hợp với một người anh em

🇹🇭Thai

เหมือนพี่น้อง

ชอบหรือมีลักษณะหรือเหมาะสมกับพี่น้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

seperti saudara

seperti atau karakteristik atau pantas seorang saudara

🇵🇭Filipino

parang kapatid

tulad o katangian ng o nararapat sa isang kapatid

🇲🇾Malay

seperti saudara

seperti atau ciri atau sesuai dengan saudara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شقيق

مثل أو خاصية أو تليق بالأخ

🇮🇷Persian

برادر مانند

مانند یا ویژگی یا شایسته برادر

🇹🇷Turkish

kardeş gibi

bir erkek kardeşe benzer veya onun karakteristiği veya ona yakışır

🇮🇱Hebrew

דמוי אחים

כמו או מאפיין או כיאה לאח

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The primary meaning of 'brotherlike' is 'like or characteristic of or befitting a brother'.

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