brother
n.
male sibling; title of a monk used as form of address; fellow member, man who belongs to the same race, male who belongs to the same religion or profession
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Sibling
One's sibling is one's brother or sister, respectively meaning a male or female with whom one shares at least one
parent. This is usually taken to mean that the two people are
genetically very close, though it is not always necessarily the case, for example one or more siblings may have been
adopted by their parents.
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Brother
Noun
1. (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"
(hypernym) monk, monastic
(classification) Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church
brother
Noun
1. a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
(synonym) blood brother
(antonym) sister, sis
(hypernym) male sibling
(hyponym) big brother
2. a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"
(hypernym) member
(hyponym) Freemason, Mason
(member-holonym) brotherhood, fraternity, sodality
(classification) religion, faith, religious belief
3. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
(synonym) buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick
(hypernym) friend
(hyponym) cobber
4. used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!"
(synonym) comrade
(hypernym) friend
Brother
(v. t.)
To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood.
(n.)
One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character.
(n.)
One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc.
(n.)
A male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Brother
The Hebrew word is used in various senses in the Old Testament, as,
→ Any kinsman, and not a mere brother; e.g. nephew, (Genesis 13:8; 14:16) husband, (Song of Solomon 4:9)
→ One of the same tribe. (2 Samuel 19:13)
→ Of the same people, (Exodus 2:11) or even of a cognate people. (Numbers 20:14)
→ An ally. (Amos 1:9)
→ Any friend, (Job 5:15)
→ One of the same office. (1 Kings 9:13)
→ A fellow man. (Leviticus 19:17)
→ Metaphorically of any similarity, as in (Job 30:19) The word adelphos has a similar range of meanings in the New Testament.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
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