Brother meaning

What does “brother” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“brother” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a male with the same parents as someone else.

brother

noun

  1. a male with the same parents as someone else

    “my brother still lives with our parents”

    Oppositessister
  2. a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)

    “none of his brothers would betray him”

  3. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

  4. used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement

    “Greetings, comrade!”

    Synonymscomrade
  5. (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address

    “a Benedictine Brother”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University