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Biological brothers who share many genetic facial features

A brother (PL: brothers or brethren) is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling.[1] The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familial relationships.[2] A full brother is a first degree relative.

Overview

Grave stele of brothers Eukarpos and Philoxenos of Miletus 2nd c. A.D.[3]

The term brother comes from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr, which becomes Latin frater, of the same meaning. Sibling warmth or affection between male siblings has been correlated to some more negative effects. In pairs of brothers, higher sibling warmth is related to more risk taking behaviour, although risk taking behaviour is not related to sibling warmth in any other type of sibling pair. The cause of this phenomenon in which sibling warmth is only correlated with risk taking behaviours in brother pairs still is unclear. This finding does, however, suggest that although sibling conflict is a risk factor for risk taking behaviour, sibling warmth does not serve as a protective factor.[4] Some studies suggest that girls having an older brother delays the onset of menarche by roughly one year.[5] Research also suggests that the likelihood of being gay increases with the more older brothers a man has.[6] Some analyzers have suggested that a man’s attractiveness to a heterosexual woman may increase with the more he resembles her brother, while his unattractiveness may increase the more his likeness diverges from her brother.[7] Females with a twin or very close-in-age brother, sometimes view him as their male alter ego, or what they would have been like, if they had a Y chromosomes.[8]

Fraternal relationship

The book Nicomachean Ethics, Book VIII written by Aristotle in 350 B.C.E., offers a way in which people should view the relationships between biological brothers. The relationship of brothers is laid out with the following quote:
«The friendship of brothers has the characteristics found in that of comrades and in general between people who are like each other, is as much as they belong more to each other and start with a love for each other from their very birth, and in as much as those born to the same parents and brought up together and similarly educated are more akin in character; and the test of time has been applied most fully and convincingly in their case».[9]
For these reasons, it is the job of the older brother to influence the ethics of the younger brother by being a person of good action. Aristotle says «by imitating and reenacting the acts of good people, a child becomes habituated to good action». Over time the younger brother will develop the good actions of the older brother as well and be like him. Aristotle also adds this on the matter of retaining the action of doing good once imitated: «Once the habits of ethics or immorality become entrenched, they are difficult to break.»[10] The good habits that are created by the influence of the older brother become habit in the life of the younger brother and turn out to be seemingly permanent. It is the role of the older brother to be a positive influence on the development of the younger brother’s upbringing when it comes to the education of ethics and good actions. When positive characteristics are properly displayed to the younger brother by the older brother, these habits and characteristics are imitated and foster an influential understanding of good ethics and positive actions.

Famous brothers

  • Gracchi, Ancient Roman reformers
  • George Washington Adams, John Adams II, and Charles Francis Adams Sr., politicians
  • Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck, actors
  • The Alexander Brothers; musicians
  • Alec Baldwin, William Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin, Daniel Baldwin, also known as the Baldwin brothers; actors
  • John and Lionel Barrymore, actors
  • Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese twins
  • George W. Bush, Jeb Bush, Neil Bush and Marvin Bush, sons of George H. W. Bush
  • David Carradine, Keith Carradine, and Robert Carradine, American actors
  • Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, and Roger Clinton, Jr., his younger half-brother
  • Joel and Ethan Coen; filmmakers
  • Stephen Curry and Seth Curry; current NBA point guards in the Western Conference
  • Dizzy and Daffy Dean, Major League Baseball pitchers
  • Mark DeBarge, Randy DeBarge, El DeBarge, James DeBarge, and Bobby DeBarge, the male members of the singing group DeBarge
  • Doud Eisenhower and John Eisenhower, sons of Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen, actors
  • Isaac Everly and Phil Everly, The Everly Brothers, singers
  • Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher, members of Oasis (band)
  • Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb, members of the Brothers Gibb or «Bee Gees» singing group
  • John Gotti, Eugene «Gene» Gotti, Peter Gotti and Richard V. Gotti, and Vincent Gotti, New York «made men» with the Gambino crime family
  • Frederick Dent Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, and Jesse Root Grant
  • Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, known as the Brothers Grimm, German academics and folk tale collectors
  • Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy, professional wrestlers
  • Herbert Hoover Jr. and Allan Hoover
  • Pau and Marc Gasol, professional basketball players
  • O’Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley, and Ronald Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, and Vernon Isley, members of The Isley Brothers singer-songwriting group and band, which also included their brother-in-law, Chris Jasper
  • Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Michael Jackson and Randy Jackson, members of The Jackson 5 and later The Jacksons
  • Jesse and Frank James, Old West outlaws

  • John, Robert and Ted Kennedy, politicians

  • Edward M. Kennedy Jr. and Patrick J. Kennedy, politicians
  • Terry Labonte and Bobby Labonte, race car drivers
  • Robert Todd Lincoln, Edward Baker Lincoln, William Wallace Lincoln and Tad Lincoln, sons of Abraham Lincoln
  • Loud Brothers, piano designers and manufacturers
  • Eli and Peyton Manning, National Football League quarterbacks
  • Mario and Luigi, video game characters
  • John McCain, U.S. Senator and two-time presidential candidate, and Joe McCain, American stage actor, newspaper reporter
  • Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy, podcasters
  • Billy Leon McCrary and Benny Loyd McCrary, wrestlers known as The McGuire Twins
  • Harold Nixon, Richard Nixon, Donald Nixon, Arthur Nixon, and Edward Nixon
  • Alan Osmond, Wayne Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Jay Osmond and Donny Osmond, members of The Osmonds
  • Logan Paul and Jake Paul, YouTubers, internet personalities, and actors
  • Neil and Ronald Reagan
  • Ringling brothers, circus performers, owners, and show runners
  • John D. Rockefeller and William Rockefeller, co-founders of Standard Oil and members of the Rockefeller family
  • Cornelius Roosevelt and James I. Roosevelt
  • Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Kermit Roosevelt, Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, and Quentin Roosevelt
  • James Roosevelt, Elliot Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., and John Aspinwall Roosevelt
  • Russo brothers, filmmakers, producers, and directors
  • Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin, professional hockey players
  • Wallace Shawn and Allen Shawn, writer and composer of The Fever
  • Bobby Shriver, Timothy Shriver, Mark Shriver, and Anthony Shriver
  • Thomas «Tommy» Smothers and Richard «Dick» Smothers, performing artists known as the Smothers Brothers
  • Prabowo Subianto and Hashim Djojohadikusumo, politicians
  • Fred Trump Jr., Donald Trump, and Robert Trump
  • Vincent van Gogh, painter, and Theo van Gogh, art dealer
  • J. J. Watt, T. J. Watt, Derek Watt, National Football League Players
  • Damon Wayans, Dwayne Wayans, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, performing artists, directors and producers
  • Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein, film producers
  • Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Carl Wilson, members of The Beach Boys
  • Marvin Winans, Carvin Winans, Michael Winans, and Ronald Winans, members of The Winans, singers and musicians
  • Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, known as the Wright brothers, pioneer aviators
  • Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono, politicians

Other works about brothers

  • In the Bible:
    • Cain and Abel, the sons of Adam and Eve
    • Jacob and Esau, the sons of Isaac and Rebecca
    • Moses and Aaron, prophets
    • Sts. Peter and Andrew, apostles
    • Sts. James and John, apostles
    • Sts. Thomas and his unnamed twin brother
  • My Brother, My Brother, and Me, podcast
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998), film
  • Simon & Simon, television series
  • Supernatural, American television series
  • The Brothers Karamazov, novel
  • The Wayans Bros., television series
  • Bonanza (1959–1973), television series
  • In the Ramayana:
    • Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna
  • In the Mahabharata:
    • The Pandavas – Yudhishthira, Arjuna, Bhima, Sahadeva and Nakula
    • The Kauravas – One hundred brothers including Duryodhana, Dushasana and Vikarna, among others

See also

  • Brotherhood (disambiguation)
  • Sister
  • Stepsibling

References

  1. ^ «Definition of brother in English by Oxford Dictionaries». Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  2. ^ Mufwene, Salikoko S. For example Beau is brother to Serge as they have the exact same mother and father.»The pragmatics of kinship terms in Kituba.» (1988): 441–454.
  3. ^ Walters, Elizabeth J. (1988). Attic Grave Reliefs that Represent Women in the Dress of Isis. ASCSA. p. 47. ISBN 9780876615225. From the stele of brothers Eukarpos and Philoxenos
  4. ^ Solmeyer, Anna; McHale, Susan; Crouter, Ann (February 2014). «Longitudinal Associations Between Sibling Relationship Qualities and Risky Behavior Across Adolescence». Developmental Psychology. 50: 600–610. doi:10.1037/a0033207. PMC 3797172. PMID 23772819.
  5. ^ Wednesday, 18 August 2010 Anna SallehABC (August 18, 2010). «Brothers ‘delay’ onset of sister’s periods». www.abc.net.au.
  6. ^ Carter, Claire (September 5, 2013). «Having more older brothers increases likelihood of being gay» – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  7. ^ Bereczkei, Tamas, Petra Gyuris, and Glenn E. Weisfeld. «Sexual imprinting in human mate choice.» Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 271.1544 (2004): 1129–1134.
  8. ^ McCallum, Robyn. «Other selves: subjectivity and the doppelganger in Australian adolescent fiction.» Writing the Australian child: Texts and contexts in fictions for children (1996)
  9. ^ Aristotle, and W.D Ross. «The Internet Classics Archive | Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle.» The Internet Classics Archive | Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle. Classics Archive, 2009.
  10. ^ Rogers Victor, Kelly. «Raising Ethical Kids with Insights from Plato and Aristotle.» Smartparenting.com. SMRT, 26 Mar. 2014. Web. 2 Dec. 2014.

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    brother

    brother [ˊbrʌðə]

    n

    (

    pl

    -s [-z];

    см. тж.

    brethren)

    1) брат;

    2) собра́т; колле́га;

    3) земля́к

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > brother

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    brother

    Персональный Сократ > brother

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    brother

    ˈbrʌðə сущ.
    1) брат big, older brother ≈ старший брат blood brother, german brother ≈ кровный, родной брат kid, little, younger brother ≈ младший брат soul brother ≈ брат по духу twin brother ≈ брат-близнец brothers uterine ≈ единоутробные братья half brother ≈ единокровный или единоутробный брат, брат только по одному из родителей sworn brothers ≈ названые братья, побратимы
    2) собрат;
    коллега brother of the brush ≈ собрат по кисти (художник) brother of the quill ≈ собрат по перу (писатель) brother in arms ≈ собрат по оружию Syn: colleague
    3) земляк Syn: compatriot, countryman
    4) брат, член религиозного братства;
    монах Syn: minister ∙ Brother Jonathan ≈ янки (прозвище американцев)
    брат — my elder * мой старший брат — the *s Smith, the Smith *s братья Смит — sworn *s названные братья, побратимы близкий друг, брат;
    друг, приятель, братишка (в обращении) — *, give me a dime приятель, дай пятак собрат, коллега — * in arms собрат по оружию — * of the brush собрат по кисти, художник — * of the quill собрат по перу, писатель земляк брат, член религиозного братства относиться по-братски называть братом принимать в братство
    blood ~ побратим blood ~ родной брат
    brother (pl brothers;
    см. тж. brethren) брат;
    brother german родной брат;
    brothers uterine единоутробные братья;
    sworn brothers названые братья, побратимы ~ земляк;
    ~ Jonathan шутл. янки (прозвище американцев) ~ собрат;
    коллега;
    brother in arms собрат по оружию;
    brother of the brush собрат по кисти (художник) ;
    brother of the quill собрат по перу (писатель)
    brother (pl brothers;
    см. тж. brethren) брат;
    brother german родной брат;
    brothers uterine единоутробные братья;
    sworn brothers названые братья, побратимы
    ~ собрат;
    коллега;
    brother in arms собрат по оружию;
    brother of the brush собрат по кисти (художник) ;
    brother of the quill собрат по перу (писатель)
    ~ земляк;
    ~ Jonathan шутл. янки (прозвище американцев)
    ~ собрат;
    коллега;
    brother in arms собрат по оружию;
    brother of the brush собрат по кисти (художник) ;
    brother of the quill собрат по перу (писатель)
    ~ собрат;
    коллега;
    brother in arms собрат по оружию;
    brother of the brush собрат по кисти (художник) ;
    brother of the quill собрат по перу (писатель)
    brother (pl brothers;
    см. тж. brethren) брат;
    brother german родной брат;
    brothers uterine единоутробные братья;
    sworn brothers названые братья, побратимы
    learned ~ ученый коллега
    brother (pl brothers;
    см. тж. brethren) брат;
    brother german родной брат;
    brothers uterine единоутробные братья;
    sworn brothers названые братья, побратимы

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > brother

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    brother

    [ˈbrʌðə]

    blood brother побратим blood brother родной брат brother (pl brothers; см. тж. brethren) брат; brother german родной брат; brothers uterine единоутробные братья; sworn brothers названые братья, побратимы brother земляк; brother Jonathan шутл. янки (прозвище американцев) brother собрат; коллега; brother in arms собрат по оружию; brother of the brush собрат по кисти (художник); brother of the quill собрат по перу (писатель) brother (pl brothers; см. тж. brethren) брат; brother german родной брат; brothers uterine единоутробные братья; sworn brothers названые братья, побратимы brother собрат; коллега; brother in arms собрат по оружию; brother of the brush собрат по кисти (художник); brother of the quill собрат по перу (писатель) brother земляк; brother Jonathan шутл. янки (прозвище американцев) brother собрат; коллега; brother in arms собрат по оружию; brother of the brush собрат по кисти (художник); brother of the quill собрат по перу (писатель) brother собрат; коллега; brother in arms собрат по оружию; brother of the brush собрат по кисти (художник); brother of the quill собрат по перу (писатель) brother (pl brothers; см. тж. brethren) брат; brother german родной брат; brothers uterine единоутробные братья; sworn brothers названые братья, побратимы learned brother ученый коллега brother (pl brothers; см. тж. brethren) брат; brother german родной брат; brothers uterine единоутробные братья; sworn brothers названые братья, побратимы

    English-Russian short dictionary > brother

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    brother

    1. n близкий друг, брат

    2. n друг, приятель, братишка

    3. n собрат, коллега

    not he, but his brother — не он, а его брат

    4. n земляк

    5. n брат, член религиозного братства; монах

    6. v относиться по-братски

    7. v называть братом

    8. v принимать в братство

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. allied (adj.) allied; kindred

    2. fellow man (noun) ally; associate; comrade; fellow man; friend; monk

    Антонимический ряд:

    sister; stranger

    English-Russian base dictionary > brother

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    brother

    [‘brʌðə]

    сущ.

    big / older brother — старший брат

    kid / little / younger brother — младший брат

    2) собрат; коллега

    Syn:

    Syn:

    4)

    brethren брат, член религиозного братства; монах

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    Англо-русский современный словарь > brother

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    brother

    1. [ʹbrʌðə]

    (pl тж. brethren)

    1. брат

    my elder [younger] brother — мой старший [младший] брат

    the brothers Smith, the Smith brothers — братья Смит

    sworn brothers — названые братья, побратимы

    2. 1) близкий друг, брат

    2) друг, приятель, братишка ()

    brother, give me a dime — ≅ приятель, дай пятак

    3. 1) (

    brethren) собрат, коллега

    brother of the brush — собрат по кисти, художник

    brother of the quill — собрат по перу, писатель

    2) земляк

    4. брат, член религиозного братства; монах

    2. [ʹbrʌðə]

    1) относиться по-братски

    2) называть братом

    3) принимать в братство

    НБАРС > brother

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    brother

    noun

    (

    pl.

    brothers; see also brethren)

    1) брат; brother german родной брат; brothers uterine единоутробные братья; sworn brothers названые братья, побратимы

    2) собрат; коллега; brother in arms собрат по оружию; brother of the brush собрат по кисти (художник); brother of the quill собрат по перу (писатель)

    3) земляк

    Brother Jonathan

    joc.

    янки (прозвище американцев)

    Syn:

    minister

    * * *

    * * *

    * * *

    [broth·er || ‘brʌðə]
    брат, собрат, коллега, земляк

    * * *

    брат

    земляк

    коллега

    побратимы

    собрат

    * * *

    1) брат
    2) собрат

    Новый англо-русский словарь > brother

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    brother

    not he, but his brother — не он, а его брат

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > brother

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    brother

    брат
    имя существительное:

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > brother

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    brother

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > brother

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    brother

    [‘brʌðə]

    n

    2) коллега, собрат

    3) брат, член религиозного братства, монах

    2000 самых употребительных английских слов > brother

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    brother

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > brother

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    brother

    Brother, can you spare a dime? — Друг, у тебя не найдется двадцать копеек?

    The new dictionary of modern spoken language > brother

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    brother

    восклицание, выражающее некоторое раздражение и удивление: Oh, brother!

    США. Лингвострановедческий англо-русский словарь > brother

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    brother

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    brother

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    BROTHER

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > BROTHER

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    brother

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[ bruhth-er or, for 9, bruhth—ur ]

/ ˈbrʌð ər or, for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr /

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noun, plural brothers, (Archaic) brethren.

a male offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; a male sibling.

Also called half brother. a male offspring having only one parent in common with another offspring.

a male numbered among the same kinship group, nationality, ethnicity, profession, etc., as another; an associate; a fellow member, fellow countryman, fellow man, etc.: a fraternity brother.

Ecclesiastical.

  1. (often initial capital letter) a male numbered among the lay members of a religious organization that has a priesthood.
  2. a man who devotes himself to the duties of a religious order without taking holy orders, or while preparing for holy orders.

brothers, all members of a particular racial or ethnic group, or of the human race in general: All men are brothers.

Slang. fellow; buddy: Brother, can you spare a dime?

Informal. a term used to refer to or address a fellow Black man; soul brother.

interjection

Slang. (used to express disappointment, disgust, or surprise).

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Origin of brother

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English brōthor; cognate with Dutch broeder, German Bruder,Old Norse brōthir, Gothic brothar, Sanskrit bhrātṛ, Greek phrā́tēr, Latin frāter, Old Irish bráthair, Old Church Slavonic bratrŭ

synonym study for brother

1. Brothers, brethren are plurals of brother. Brothers are kinsmen, sons of the same parents: My mother lives with my brothers. Brethren, now archaic in the foregoing sense, is used of male members of a congregation or of a fraternal organization: The brethren will meet at the church.

OTHER WORDS FROM brother

broth·er·less, adjectivebroth·er·like, adjective

Words nearby brother

brose, Brossard, bro talk, broth, brothel, brother, brotherhood, brother-in-law, Brother Jonathan, brotherly, Brother of the Christian Schools

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How to use brother in a sentence

  • These are the fathers, husbands, sons and brothers of the communities that these elected leaders are claiming to save.

  • The third generation owner of Shenanigans has had both her father and brother die of the virus.

  • Right before Beethoven composed the Fifth Symphony, he wrote to his brothers that his oncoming deafness had “brought me to the verge of despair.”

  • A hospice nurse checked in on Johnson the first two days she was home, said Lavalais and his brother, Michael.

  • Tuesday passed, and just as I was beginning to accept that the meeting wouldn’t happen, I got a text from Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft’s CEO and one of the founding brothers of the company, telling me when and where to meet him tomorrow.

  • I did love him like a big brother, and miss him all the time.

  • He knew I loved him like a big brother, and I knew the feeling was mutual.

  • The brother of a girl who made her debut in New Orleans society was shaking his fists in excitement.

  • Among the other graduates was Officer Kevin Lynch, brother and son of police officers.

  • A 2008 Pakistani raid near Turbat turned up Abdolhamid Rigi, the brother of Abdelmalek Rigi.

  • After her marriage to Eugène Manet she came under the influence of his famous brother, Édouard.

  • Again, she was present at the battle of Silan, where her heroic example of courage infused new life into her brother rebels.

  • Father, mother, sister, and brother all played and worked together with rare combination of sympathetic gifts.

  • Victor was the younger son and brother—a tete montee, with a temper which invited violence and a will which no ax could break.

  • It was father against son, brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor.

British Dictionary definitions for brother

noun plural brothers or archaic except when referring to fellow members of a religion, sect, society, etc brethren

a male person having the same parents as another person

  1. a male person belonging to the same group, profession, nationality, trade union, etc, as another or others; fellow member
  2. (as modifier)brother workers

comrade; friend: used as a form of address

Christianity

  1. a member of a male religious order who undertakes work for the order without actually being in holy orders
  2. a lay member of a male religious order

Related adjective: fraternal

interjection

slang an exclamation of amazement, disgust, surprise, disappointment, etc

Word Origin for brother

Old English brōthor; related to Old Norse brōthir, Old High German bruoder, Latin frāter, Greek phratēr, Sanskrit bhrātar

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Источник

брат, собрат, коллега, земляк

существительное ↓

- (тж. brethren) брат

my elder [younger] brother — мой старший [младший] брат 
the brothers Smith, the Smith brothers — братья Смит 
sworn brothers — названые братья, побратимы 

- близкий друг, брат
- друг, приятель, братишка (в обращении)

brother, give me a dime — ≅ приятель, дай пятак 

- (pl brethren) собрат, коллега

brother in arms — собрат по оружию 
brother of the brush — собрат по кисти, художник 
brother of the quill — собрат по перу (писатель) 

- земляк
- брат, член религиозного братства; монах

глагол

- относиться по-братски
- называть братом
- принимать в братство

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Словосочетания

a man who took matters into his own hands and revenged the death of his brother — человек, который взял дело в свои руки и отомстил за смерть своего брата  
big / older brother — старший брат  
blood brother — кровный, родной брат  
kid / little / younger brother — младший брат  
elder brother’s care and elder brother’s love — забота и любовь старшего брата  
full brother — родной брат  
my little brother — мой младший брат  
half-brother — брат по одному из родителей  
he and his brother are poles apart — он полная противоположность своему брату  
he and his brother are poles asunder — он полная противоположность своему брату  
paternal half-brother — единокровный брат  

Примеры с переводом

He is my own brother. 

Он мой родной брат.

You’ll like my brother. 

Мой брат тебе понравится.

She took her brother along. 

Она взяла с собой брата.

Charles is brother to John. 

Чарльз приходится Джону братом.

His brother won the bet. 

Его брат выиграл пари.

I owe my brother $50. 

Я задолжал своему брату пятьдесят долларов.

Am I my brother’s keeper? 

Я что нянька своему брату? (Возм. библейское происх-е фразы. Когда Бог спросил у Каина где его брат тот ответил «I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?»)

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Brother Justin  

Nicole is married to my brother.  

He has two sisters and a brother.  

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Возможные однокоренные слова

broth  — бульон, суп, мясной бульон, похлебка, мясной отвар
brotherhood  — братство, братские отношения, профсоюз железнодорожников
brotherly  — братский, по-братски

Формы слова

noun
ед. ч.(singular): brother
мн. ч.(plural): brothers

Источник

1

: a male who has the same parents as another or one parent in common with another

2

: one related to another by common ties or interests

3

: a fellow member

—used as a title for ministers in some evangelical denominations

4

: one of a type similar to another

5

b

: one who shares with another a common national or racial origin

6

a

capitalized

: a member of a congregation of men not in holy orders and usually in hospital or school work

b

: a member of a men’s religious order who is not preparing for or is not ready for holy orders

Example Sentences



We must support our brothers and sisters fighting overseas.



the brothers in a monastery

Recent Examples on the Web

Jones has documented being in arenas and stadiums during UConn’s run to the national title on his social media accounts with his brother, Alvin.


—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023




In one video Gonzalez can be seen approaching the passenger side of a car occupied by Rodriguez and the father of her child, Rafeul Chowdhury, then 20, and his 16-year-old brother, none of whom were armed.


—Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023




Lottie has connected with Travis on a spiritual level, telling him to have faith that his brother is alive, while Nat has tried her hardest to get Travis to accept the harsh reality that Javi could not survive for two months on his own.


—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2023




In 2008, her birth mother and brother came to stay with her and her husband and two kids in their small apartment.


—Larissa Macfarquhar, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023




Irvo Otieno, right, who died on March 6, 2023, in the custody of deputies in central Virginia, posing with his mother and brother in an undated photo.


—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2023




Singer Johnny Van Zant, who stepped into his late brother Ronnie’s role when the band reformed to tour in the Eighties, touched on the importance of the Skynyrd concert experience.


—Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2023




In his time of emotional crisis, his brothers gave up on him.


—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023




Kevin Sefcik, Cal’s dad and the RedHawks’ head coach, has spent most of the past two decades guiding Cal and his older brothers, Zach and Luke.


—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023


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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English brōthor; akin to Old High German bruodor brother, Latin frater, Greek phratēr member of the same clan

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of brother was
before the 12th century

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“Brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brother. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.

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