brother
/ˈbɹʌðɚ/ noun A1- Son of the same parents as another person.
- A male having at least one parent in common with another person (see half-brother, stepbrother).
- A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc. · Thank you, brother.· I would like to thank the brother who just spoke.
- A form of address to a man. · Brother, can you spare a dime?· Listen, brother, I don't know what you want, but I’m not interested.
- A fellow black man.
- Somebody, usually male, connected by a common cause, situation, or affection.
- Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
- Someone who is a kinsman or shares the same patriarch.
Plural brothers
From the library
Farewell, O brother, sister, sire!
His younger brother is a station master in the west of England.
## The Brother and the Sister
The boy congratulated himself on his good looks; the girl grew angry, and could not bear the self-praises of her Brother, interpreting all he said (and how could she do otherwise?) into reflection on herself.
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