/ˈbrʌðə/
Translation
A boy or man who has the same parents as you.
Word origin
From Old English brothor, the word for a male child of the same parents.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- brothor
Grammar
Examples
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"Brother" means a boy with the same parents as you.
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"Brother" here means the male child in the family.
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"Brothers" is the plural, meaning more than one brother.
A brother is a boy or man who has the same parents as you. If you and another child have the same mother and father, and that child is a boy, he is your brother. You can have one brother, many brothers, or none.
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