hermano

Definitions of hermano
  1. noun
    a male with the same parents as someone else
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    antonyms:
    hermana
    a female person who has the same parents as another person
    types:
    hermano mayor
    an older brother
    hermanito, hermano pequeño
    a younger brother
    hermanastro
    a brother who has only one parent in common with you
  2. noun
    a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)
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    types:
    francmasón, masón
    a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love
    type of:
    miembro
    one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
  3. noun
    a person's brother or sister
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    hermanastro
    one of siblings who have only one parent in common
    cuatrillizo
    one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
    quintillizo
    one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
    trillizo
    one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
    gemelo, mellizo
    either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
    type of:
    pariente
    a person related by blood or marriage
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