brother
Son of the same parents as another person.
Noun 4 meanings
Son of the same parents as another person.
A male having at least one parent in common with another person (see half-brother, stepbrother).
A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.
“Thank you, brother.”
A form of address to a man.
“Brother, can you spare a dime?”
Verb 1 meaning
To treat as a brother.
Interjection 1 meaning
Expressing exasperation.
“We're being forced to work overtime? Oh, brother!”
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English brother, broþer, from Old English brōþor, brōðer, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of bhai, bru, frater, friar, pal, and vai.
BROTHER at a glance
BROTHER has 7 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (B 3 + R 1 + O 1 + T 1 + H 4 + E 1 + R 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #766 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with brother
All rhymesOne letter away
- BROTHEL12
- FROTHER13
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