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brother

DEFINITIONS OF: brother

1

n a male with the same parents as someone else

“my brother still lives with our parents”
Synonyms:
blood brother
Antonyms:
sis, sister
a female person who has the same parents as another person
Types:
big brother
an older brother
little brother
a younger brother
half brother, half-brother, stepbrother
a brother who has only one parent in common with you
Type of:
male sibling
a sibling who is male

n a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

Synonyms:
buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick
Types:
cobber
Australian term for a pal
Type of:
friend
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

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

“none of his brothers would betray him”
Types:
Freemason, Mason
a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love
Knight Templar
a man who belongs to a Masonic order in the United States
Type of:
fellow member, member
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

n used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement

Synonyms:
comrade
Type of:
friend
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
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