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Noun: brother  brú-dhu(r)
  1. A male with the same parents as someone else
    "my brother still lives with our parents";
    - blood brother
  2. (religion) a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity, religion or other group)
    "none of his brothers would betray him"
  3. A close friend, esp. one who often acts as a companion
  4. Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
    "Greetings, brother!";
    - comrade
Noun: Brother
    "a Benedictine Brother"

Derived forms: Brothers, brothers

See also: sidekick

Type of: fellow member, friend, male sibling, member, monastic, monk

Antonym: sister

Part of: brotherhood, fraternity, sodality

Encyclopedia: Brother, Cry for Me