Definition of brother

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Brother (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..

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Altruism :: Altruism (n.) Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to egoism or selfishness..
Foster :: Foster (v. t.) Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood..
Dominican :: Dominican (n.) One of an order of mendicant monks founded by Dominic de Guzman, in 1215. A province of the order was established in England in 1221. The first foundation in the United States was made in 1807. The Master of the Sacred Palace at Rome is always a Dominican friar. The Dominicans are called also preaching friars, friars preachers, black friars (from their black cloak), brothers of St. Mary, and in France, Jacobins..
Greenlet :: Greenlet (n.) l. (Zool.) One of numerous species of small American singing birds, of the genus Vireo, as the solitary, or blue-headed (Vireo solitarius); the brotherly-love (V. Philadelphicus); the warbling greenlet (V. gilvus); the yellow-throated greenlet (V. flavifrons) and others. See Vireo..
Brotherliness :: Brotherliness (n.) The state or quality of being brotherly.
Brothers-in-law :: Brothers-in-law (pl. ) of Brother-in-la.
Osiris :: Osiris (n.) One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis. Cf. Serapis..
Brother German :: Brother german () A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, one by the mother only..
Brother :: Brother (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..
Fraternization :: Fraternization (n.) The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.
Resemble :: Resemble (v. t.) To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other..
Pluto :: Pluto (n.) The son of Saturn and Rhea, brother of Jupiter and Neptune; the dark and gloomy god of the Lower World..
Affectionate :: Affectionate (a.) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother..
Brother :: Brother (n.) One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character..
Gavelkind :: Gavelkind (n.) A tenure by which land descended from the father to all his sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying without issue, descended equally to his brothers. It still prevails in the county of Kent..
Brother :: Brother (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..
Convert :: Convert (n.) A lay friar or brother, permitted to enter a monastery for the service of the house, but without orders, and not allowed to sing in the choir..
Sodality :: Sodality (n.) A fellowship or fraternity; a brotherhood.
Bub :: Bub (n.) A young brother; a little boy; -- a familiar term of address of a small boy.
Cadet :: Cadet (n.) The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son.
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