brother
Son of the same parents as another person.
It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother).
A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.
(informal) (A form of address to a man.)
(African-American Vernacular) A fellow black man.
Somebody, usually male, connected by a common cause, situation, or affection.
Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
And, above all, no animal must ever tyrannise over his own kind. Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers.
(poetic) Someone who is a kinsman or shares the same patriarch.
To treat as a brother.
(Expressing exasperation.)
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