brother

From Wiktionary

brother is part of the Basic English 850.

[change] Pronunciation

• enPR: brŭth'ə(r)
• IPA: /ˈbrʌðə(r)/
• SAMPA: "brVD@(r)/
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[change] Noun

Singular brother

Plural brothers

1. Your brother is the (other) male child of your parents.

   Two sisters and their brother died in their beds early yesterday.

[change] Related words and phrases

• brotherhood
• brotherly

Members of a family (edit)

parent: father - mother | spouse: husband - wife | child: son - daughter | sibling: brother - sister | uncle | aunt | nephew | niece | cousin | grandparent: grandfather - grandmother | grandchild: grandson - granddaughter