Definition of brother

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Brother (v. t.) To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood.

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Congregationalism :: Congregationalism (n.) That system of church organization which vests all ecclesiastical power in the assembled brotherhood of each local church.
Grandniece :: Grandniece (n.) The granddaughter of one's brother or sister.
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..
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..
Fratricide :: Fratricide (n.) The act of one who murders or kills his own brother.
Sister :: Sister (n.) A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother..
Brother-in-law :: Brother-in-law (n.) The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husband of one's wife's sister..
Giant :: Giant (a.) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son..
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..
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..
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..
Levir :: Levir (n.) A husband's brother; -- used in reference to levirate marriages.
Fraternity :: Fraternity (n.) The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood.
Hesperides :: Hesperides (n. pl.) The daughters of Hesperus, or Night (brother of Atlas), and fabled possessors of a garden producing golden apples, in Africa, at the western extremity of the known world. To slay the guarding dragon and get some of these apples was one of the labors of Hercules. Called also Atlantides..
Brothers-in-law :: Brothers-in-law (pl. ) of Brother-in-la.
Brotherly :: Brotherly (a.) Of or pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming to brothers; kind; affectionate; as, brotherly love..
Brothers :: Brothers (pl. ) of Brothe.
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..
Cross :: Cross (a.) Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged; as, cross interrogatories; cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each other..
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