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Brother (manga)
WordNet
noun
(1) A male with the same parents as someone else
"My brother still lives with our parents"
(2) (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address
"A Benedictine Brother"
(3) A male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group)
"None of his brothers would betray him"
(4) Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
"Greetings, comrade!"
(5) A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
WiktionaryText
Etymology
, from , from .
Noun
- Son of the same parents as another person.
- My parents love me and my younger brother equally.
- A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother).
- A male fellow member of a religious community or church.
- Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
- A black male.
Usage notes
The plural "brethren" tends to be used more in broader senses than in familial ones.
Verb
- To treat as a brother.
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- 1819, Seest thou not we are overreached, and that our proposed mode of communicating with our friends without has been disconcerted by this same motley gentleman thou art so fond to brother? — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
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