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Brother
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brother broþer
English
Noun
Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order.
en At the monastery, Brother Stephen supervises the kitchen.
en Please welcome Brother Smith as he moves from his former congregation to his new congregation.
Title of respect for an adult male member of a fraternal/sororal organization, or comrade in a movement, or even a stranger using fictive kin.
A title used to personify or respectfully refer to concepts or animals.
en The Native American had a kinship with nature, even referring to Mother Earth and Brother Bear.
Synonyms
en Br.
en Bro.
Coordinate terms
en brother
en brethren
en Brethren
en brotherhood
en Brotherhood
en Sister
en sistren
en Sistren
en sisterhood
en Sisterhood
See also
Mister
en Titles