brother

Pronunciation

• enPR: brŭth'ə(r), IPA ^(key): /ˈbrʌðə(r)/
• SAMPA: "brVD@(r)/

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Noun

Singular brother

Plural brothers

Brothers

1. (countable) Your brother is another male child of one or both of your parents.

   Two sisters and their brother played in the park yesterday

Related words

• brotherhood
• brotherly
• bro
• brotha

Members of a family (edit)

parent: father - mother | spouse: husband - wife | child: son - daughter | sibling: brother - sister | uncle | aunt | nephew - niece | cousin | grandparent: grandfather - grandmother | grandchild: grandson - granddaughter stepsister stepbrother ex bro (informal) sis (informal)