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brother


 
  Grep  of  noun  brother 
  big  brother 
  blood  brother 
  brother 
  brother-in-law 
  brotherhood 
  brotherly  love 
  foster-brother 
  half-brother 
  little  brother 
  soul  brother 
  stepbrother 
 
  Overview  of  noun  brother 
 
  The  noun  brother  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (36)  brother,  blood  brother  --  (a  male  with  the  same  parents  as  someone  else;  "my  brother  still  lives  with  our  parents") 
  2.  (6)  brother  --  (a  male  person  who  is  a  fellow  member  (of  a  fraternity  or  religion  of  other  group);  "none  of  his  brothers  would  betray  him") 
  3.  buddy,  brother,  chum,  crony,  pal,  sidekick  --  (a  close  friend  who  accompanies  his  buddies  in  their  activities) 
  4.  brother,  comrade  --  (used  as  a  term  of  address  for  those  male  persons  engaged  in  the  same  movement;  "Greetings,  comrade!") 
  5.  Brother  --  ((Roman  Catholic)  a  title  given  to  a  monk  and  used  as  form  of  address;  "a  Benedictine  Brother") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  brother 
 
  The  adj  brother  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  fellow,  brother,  sister  --  (being  associated  as  a  companion  or  associate;  "fellow  traveler";  "brother  workers";  "sister  ship") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  brother 
 
  1  sense  of  brother 
 
  Sense  1 
  fellow(postnominal),  brother(postnominal),  sister(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  related)  ->  unrelated 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  brother 
 
  1  sense  of  brother 
 
  Sense  1 
  fellow(postnominal),  brother(postnominal),  sister(postnominal) 
  =>  related  (vs.  unrelated),  related  to 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  brother 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  brother 
 
  brother  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  brother 
  brother 
  brotherlike 
  brotherly 
 
  Overview  of  noun  brother 
 
  The  noun  brother  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (36)  brother,  blood  brother  --  (a  male  with  the  same  parents  as  someone  else;  "my  brother  still  lives  with  our  parents") 
  2.  (6)  brother  --  (a  male  person  who  is  a  fellow  member  (of  a  fraternity  or  religion  of  other  group);  "none  of  his  brothers  would  betray  him") 
  3.  buddy,  brother,  chum,  crony,  pal,  sidekick  --  (a  close  friend  who  accompanies  his  buddies  in  their  activities) 
  4.  brother,  comrade  --  (used  as  a  term  of  address  for  those  male  persons  engaged  in  the  same  movement;  "Greetings,  comrade!") 
  5.  Brother  --  ((Roman  Catholic)  a  title  given  to  a  monk  and  used  as  form  of  address;  "a  Benedictine  Brother") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  brother 
 
  The  adj  brother  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  fellow,  brother,  sister  --  (being  associated  as  a  companion  or  associate;  "fellow  traveler";  "brother  workers";  "sister  ship") 



brother definition