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Meanings of
brother
in English
Russian
брат
Portuguese
irmão
Spanish
hermano
Catalan
germà carnal
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Kinship.
blood brother
sister
Related terms
kinship
Russian
брат
Portuguese
colega
Catalan
col·lega
Spanish
compañera
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Close friend.
comrade
buddy
chum
pal
sidekick
crony
Portuguese
colega
Spanish
hermano
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Christian religious occupation.
Related terms
christian religious occupation
Spanish
hermano
A black American male of African descent.
black
nigger
african american
Synonyms
Examples for "
black
"
black
nigger
african american
Examples for "
black
"
1
The pet was now in the arms of the woman in
black
.
2
Tinaja similar in form and size to the preceding;
black
polished ware.
3
Brief shots of
black
-
clad
armed men standing at attention, pleased; general joy.
4
Look at your boat, sir; you in the red and
black
caps.
5
This is not a
black
-
and
-
white
1930s issue, this is a global issue.
1
The thing was we never, ever allowed anyone to call them
'
nigger
'
.
2
I never did live in no town; always been a country
nigger
.
3
That's the best thing I heard since you called me a
nigger
!
4
A
nigger
could feel at home in this country in no time.
5
I know for a fact that man yonder's a
nigger
,
said Owens.
1
Often times
African
American
students aren't given the benefit of the doubt.
2
Methods: Seven large prospective cohort studies pooled data from
African
American
participants.
3
But we need more help and support from the
African
American
community.
4
Two-thirds of children living in poverty today are
African
American
or Latino.
5
A recent Gallup poll shows why the president needs
African
American
voters.
Other meanings for "brother"
Usage of
brother
in English
1
By the way, your
brother
called earlier to say Happy New Year.
2
And last year, Fortunatus had seen another way to help his
brother
.
3
However her main job has been protecting and maintaining her
brother
's
image.
4
Later that year she fell in love with Peter's
brother
,
Wayland Young.
5
Listen, I want to talk some family business with my
brother
,
personal.
6
A second
brother
on similar charges has suffered from a serious stroke.
7
Two months ago, Tony started working for his
brother
's
new construction firm.
8
My
brother
doesn't call people to do violence against others, he said.
9
Enter the 'satellite name or number' box and Bob's your mother's
brother
.
10
My
brother
left six years ago after a fight with my dad.
11
I take that responsibility very seriously-especiallynow that my
brother
is gone.
12
He had given up hope-nowonder his
brother
thought it was hopeless.
13
His
brother
later confirmed local media reports that he had committed suicide.
14
London attack: 'My
brother
may be one of the victims' no Close
15
Keane's mind was on his
brother
Philip: that much was particularly clear.
16
Her late
brother
,
Colm, was a former librarian to the Law Society.
Other examples for "brother"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
brother
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
younger brother
little brother
older brother
big brother
own brother
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Translations for
brother
Russian
брат
Portuguese
irmão
colega
camarada
companheiro
amigo
Spanish
hermano
compañera
colega
camarada
socio
compañero
hermana
Catalan
germà carnal
germà
col·lega
camarada
companya
soci
sòcia
company
germana
Brother
through the time
Brother
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
Australia
Common
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