Meanings
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1
noun
A boy or man who has the same parents as you
My brother still lives with our parents.
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2
noun
A man who belongs to the same group, religion, or cause as you
He greeted his fellow soldiers as brothers.
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3
noun
A male member of a religious community, such as a monk; also used as a title before his name
Brother Thomas led the morning prayers.
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Etymology
PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *brōþēr Proto-West Germanic *brōþer Old English brōþor Middle English brother English brother Inherited from Middle English broder, brodir, brother, brothir, broþer, broðer, from Old English brōþor, brōþur, brōðer, brōður, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of bhai, bru, frater, friar, pal, and vai. Cognates Cognate with Scots breeder, bridder, brither, broder, brother, bruther (“brother”), Yola brover, brower (“broth…