Analysis Complete

brother

/ brother /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a male with the same parents as someone else
"my brother still lives with our parents"
Opposites:
sister sis
Type of:
male sibling
Kinds of:
big brother little brother stepbrother half-brother
noun Sense 2
(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address
"a Benedictine Brother"
Type of:
monk monastic
Domain:
Roman Catholic Western Church Roman Catholic Church
noun Sense 3
a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group)
"none of his brothers would betray him"
Type of:
member
Kinds of:
Freemason Mason
Has parts:
brotherhood fraternity sodality
Domain:
religion faith religious belief
noun Sense 4
used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
"Greetings, comrade!"
Type of:
friend
noun Sense 5
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
Type of:
friend
Kinds of:
cobber
Derived:
pal pal up chum up
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

male sibling big brother little brother stepbrother half-brother sister sis monk monastic member Freemason Mason