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brother


Definition: Meaning of, brother in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbrʌðə /

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brother brothers
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  1. a male who has the same parents as you [↪  sister]
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  2. spoken informal a word meaning a black man, used especially by other black men
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  3. a male member of a group with the same interests, religion, profession etc as you
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  4. plural brothers or brethren a male member of a religious group, especially a MONK
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  5. American English a member of a FRATERNITY (= a club of male university students)
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  6. brothers in arms literary soldiers who have fought together in a war
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[especially American English]
  1. used to show you are annoyed or surprised
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Brother


Definition: Meaning of, Brother in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbrʌðə /

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  1. Roman Catholic Church a title given to a monk and used as form of address
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Brother used in phrases

  • Big Brother
    1. a character in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. Big Brother is the leader of the state, and although no one has ever met him there are pictures of him everywhere with the message "Big Brother is watching you". People now use the expression 'Big Brother' to describe any government or organization that has complete power, allows no freedom, and carefully watches what people are doing.
    2. a television programme in which ten people are kept in a house without being able to talk to anyone outside the house. Everything they do is filmed. Each week, the people who watch the show vote by telephone to decide who must leave the house. The last person remaining in the house after ten weeks receives a prize of a large amount of money. The programme has been made and shown in several different countries
  • Brother can you spare a dime
    1. the title of a song written about the GREAT DEPRESSION of the 1930s in the US. In the song, a man who had been rich and respected before the Depression asks people to give him money, as he is now poor.
  • big brother (noun)
    1. any person, organization, or system that seems to want to control people's lives and restrict their freedom
  • blood brother (noun)
    1. a man who promises loyalty to another, often in a ceremony in which the men's blood is mixed together
  • brother-in-law (noun)
    1. the brother of your husband or wife
    2. the husband of your sister
  • cousin brother (noun)
    1. male cousin
  • foster-brother (noun)
    1. your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents
  • half brother (noun)
    1. a brother who has only one parent in common with you
  • half-brother (noun)
    1. a brother who is the son of only one of your parents [↪  half-sister]
  • little brother (noun)
    1. a younger brother
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identity
Pronunciation: ʌɪˈdɛntɪti
Parts of Speech: noun
[uncountable and countable] someone's identity is their name or who they are
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