brother
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
A boy or man who has the same mother and father as you.
My brother and I painted the whole kitchen last weekend.
Her brother plays goalkeeper for the local football team.
His two brothers run a small garage outside town.
My younger brother eats more than the rest of us together.
Common collocations: older brother · younger brother · little brother · twin brother · half-brother · brothers and sisters
Part of: Family, Relationships
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B2
A word some men use when they speak to a male friend, or to another man, in a warm friendly way.
Thanks for the lift, brother, I really owe you one.
He calls everyone at the gym brother, even complete strangers.
Take care of yourself, brother, and call me sometime.
Common collocations: hey brother · thanks, brother · my brother in arms
Part of: Talking to people, Relationships
Forms
- plural
- brothers
- plural (starý, církevní)
- brethren