brother
🇺🇸
/ˈbrʌðər/
🇬🇧
/ˈbrʌðə(r)/
noun
A1
a boy or man with the same parents as you
My brother and I play together every day.
R
a man in your group or team
We must help each other, brother.
R
a man in a religious group
Brother John is a kind man.
R
a black man (used by black people)
He is my brother from another mother.
R
a member of a male student club
My brother in the fraternity helps me study.
interjection
R
used to show you are annoyed or surprised
Oh brother! This is too hard.
translation
a boy or man with the same parents as you; a man in your group or team; a man in a religious group; a black man (used by black people); a member of a male student club
used to show you are annoyed or surprised
Word Forms
Plural
brethren