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BROTHER, n. plu. brothers or brethren. [L. frater.]

1. A human male born of the same father and mother. A male by one of the parents only is called a half-brother, or brother of the half blood.

2. Any one closely united; an associate; as a band of brothers.

3. One that resembles another in manners.

He that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Proverbs 18.

In scripture, the term brother is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote that a son of the same parents; as in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. Persons of the same profession call each other brother, as judges, clergymen, professors of religion, members of societies united in a common cause, monks and the like.

Kings give to each other the title of brother.address their congregations by the title of brethren. In a more general sense, brother or brethren is used for man in general; all men being children of the same primitive ancestors, and forming one race of beings.

Brother-german is a brother by the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, or by the mother only.



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BROTHER, n. plu. brothers or brethren. [L. frater.]

1. A human male born of the same father and mother. A male by one of the parents only is called a half-brother, or brother of the half blood.

2. Any one closely united; an associate; as a band of brothers.

3. One that resembles another in manners.

He that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Proverbs 18.

In scripture, the term brother is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote that a son of the same parents; as in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. Persons of the same profession call each other brother, as judges, clergymen, professors of religion, members of societies united in a common cause, monks and the like.

Kings give to each other the title of brother.address their congregations by the title of brethren. In a more general sense, brother or brethren is used for man in general; all men being children of the same primitive ancestors, and forming one race of beings.

Brother-german is a brother by the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, or by the mother only.


BROTH'ER, n. [plur. Brǒthers or Brethren. Goth. brothar; Sax. brother or brether; Sw. and Dan. broder; D. broeder, from broeden, to brood, to breed; G. bruder; Sans. brader or bhratre; Russ. brat; Dalmatian brath; L. frater; Gr. φρατηρ, φρατωρ; Pers. بُرَادَرْ boradar; Corn. bredar; Ir. brathair; W. brawd; Sam. abrat; Fr. frère, from L. frater; Sp. frayle, a friar; It. fratello, brother, and frate, friar; Arm. breuzr. By the Dutch, it appears that this word signifies one of the brood or breed. The common plural is brothers, in the solemn style brethren is used.]

  1. A human male born of the same father and mother. A male by one of the parents only is called a half-brother, or brother of the half blood. – Blackstone.
  2. Any one closely united; an associate; as, a band of brothers.
  3. One that resembles another in manners. He that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. – Proverbs xviii. In Scripture the term brother is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote than a son of the same parents; as in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. Persons of the same profession call each other brother, as judges, clergy-men, professors of religion, members of societies united in a common cause, monks and the like. Kings give to each other the title of brother. Clergymen address their congregations by the title of brethren. In a more general sense, brother or brethren is used for man in general; all men being children of the same primitive ancestors, and forming one race of beings. Brother-german is a brother by the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, or by the mother only. – Encyc.

Broth"er
  1. 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.

    Two of us in the churchyard lie,
    My sister and my brother.
    Wordsworth.

  2. To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood.

    Sir W. Scott.
  3. 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.

    "A brother of your order." Shak.

    We few, we happy few, we band of brothers,
    For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
    Shall be my brother.
    Shak.

  4. One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character.

    He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
    Prov. xviii. 9.

    That April morn
    Of this the very brother.
    Wordsworth.

    * In Scripture, the term brother is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote than a son of the same parents, as in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. In a more general sense, brother or brethren is used for fellow-man or fellow-men.

    For of whom such massacre
    Make they but of their brethren, men of men?
    Milton.

    Brother Jonathan, a humorous designation for the people of the United States collectively. The phrase is said to have originated from Washington's referring to the patriotic Jonathan Trumbull, governor of Connecticut, as "Brother Jonathan." -- Blood brother. See under Blood.

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Brother

BROTHER, noun plural brothers or brethren. [Latin frater.]

1. A human male born of the same father and mother. A male by one of the parents only is called a half-brother, or brother of the half blood.

2. Any one closely united; an associate; as a band of brothers.

3. One that resembles another in manners.

He that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Proverbs 18:9.

In scripture, the term brother is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote that a son of the same parents; as in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. Persons of the same profession call each other brother as judges, clergymen, professors of religion, members of societies united in a common cause, monks and the like.

Kings give to each other the title of brother address their congregations by the title of brethren. In a more general sense, brother or brethren is used for man in general; all men being children of the same primitive ancestors, and forming one race of beings.

BROTHER-german is a brother by the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother or by the mother only.

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