Brother
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Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order.
noun
- 1
Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order.
At the monastery, Brother Stephen supervises the kitchen.
Please welcome Brother Smith as he moves from his former congregation to his new congregation.
- 2
Title of respect for an adult male member of a fraternal/sororal organization, or comrade in a movement, or even a stranger using fictive kin.
- 3
A title used to personify or respectfully refer to concepts or animals.
The Native American had a kinship with nature, even referring to Mother Earth and Brother Bear.
Forms
- plural
- Brothers
broth · Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.brothel · A house of prostitution.brother · Son of the same parents as another person.
Brother · Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order.
brother-in-law · A male relative of one's generation, separated by one degree…brotherhood · The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).brow · The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are…