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
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