noun
pl. broth′ers; chiefly religious, breth′ren- a man or boy as he is related to the other children of his parents: sometimes also used of animals
- a man or boy related to one by having a parent in common; half brother
- a stepbrother
- a foster brother
- a close male friend who is like a brother
- a fellow human being
- a male fellow member of the same race, church, profession, organization, etc.: fraternity brother
- Slang a fellow black who is male
- Slang a black man or boy
- [oftenB-] a lay member of a men's religious order
- Informal any man: often used as a familiar term of address
Origin of brother
Middle English from Old English brothor from Indo-European base an unverified form bhr?ter from source Gothic brothar, Classical Latin frater, Old Irish br?thir, Sanskrit bhr?tar, Classical Greek phrat?rSlang used to provide emphasis, often at the beginning of one's remarks
