Definition of brother

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Brother (n.) One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character..

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Uncle :: Uncle (n.) The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship..
Brotherhood :: Brotherhood (n.) Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind..
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..
Giant :: Giant (a.) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son..
Monsieur :: Monsieur (n.) The oldest brother of the king of France.
Cadet :: Cadet (n.) The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son.
Fratricide :: Fratricide (n.) The act of one who murders or kills his own brother.
Brotherly :: Brotherly (adv.) Like a brother; affectionately; kindly.
Montgolfier :: Montgolfier (n.) A balloon which ascends by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire; a fire balloon; -- so called from two brothers, Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier, of France, who first constructed and sent up a fire balloon..
Borough-english :: Borough-English (n.) A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and tenements descend to the youngest son, instead of the eldest; or, if the owner have no issue, to the youngest brother..
Fratrage :: Fratrage (n.) A sharing among brothers, or brothers' kin..
Leviratical :: Leviratical (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with, a law of the ancient Israelites and other tribes and races, according to which a woman, whose husband died without issue, was married to the husband's brother..
Fratricide :: Fratricide (n.) One who murders or kills his own brother.
Fraternize :: Fraternize (v. i.) To associate or hold fellowship as brothers, or as men of like occupation or character; to have brotherly feelings..
Love :: Love (n.) A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters..
Brothered :: Brothered (imp. & p. p.) of Brothe.
Twin :: Twin (a.) Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or sister..
Half-brother :: Half-brother (n.) A brother by one parent, but not by both..
Fraternity :: Fraternity (n.) The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood.
Bub :: Bub (n.) A young brother; a little boy; -- a familiar term of address of a small boy.
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