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English noun: brother | |||
| 1. | brother (person) a male with the same parents as someone else | ||
| Samples | My brother still lives with our parents. | ||
| Synonyms | blood brother | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | male sibling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | big brother, half brother, half-brother, little brother, stepbrother | ||
| Antonyms | sis, sister | ||
| 2. | brother (person) a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group) | ||
| Samples | None of his brothers would betray him. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fellow member, member | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Freemason, Mason | ||
| Member meronym | brotherhood, fraternity, sodality | ||
| Domain category | faith, religion, religious belief | ||
| 3. | brother (person) a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | ||
| Synonyms | buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | friend | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cobber | ||
| 4. | brother (person) used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement | ||
| Samples | Greetings, comrade!. | ||
| Synonyms | comrade | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | friend | ||
| 5. | Brother (person) (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address | ||
| Samples | A Benedictine Brother. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | monastic, monk | ||
| Domain category | Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church | ||
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