a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
Used in a Sentence
brother
How to use brother in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for brother.
Editorial note
"A few months ago my brother and some friends went on an epic multiday hike.
Examples8
Definitions5
Parts of speech1
Quick take
a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of brother gathered in one view.
a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for brother.
noun
a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
noun
a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"
noun
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
noun
used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!"
See also: comrade
noun
(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"
See also: Brother
Example sentences
"A few months ago my brother and some friends went on an epic multiday hike.
Her brother is a good friend of mine, and is incredibly irritated with his lack of drive and motivation.
My brother worked very hard to add software where possible but needed to do mostly 'real world' labor to get to his customers.
My interest in languages such as Self informed a subversive agenda re: the dumbed down mission to make "Java's kid brother", to have objects without classes.
An example would be, after my brother created several successful startups using ex-cons, he wanted to turn the program over to the City.
When I finally did get back on the grid, I had found that my brother, girlfriend, and work colleagues had all been desperately looking for me when I hadn't shown up to work, and had been calling hospitals and police stations.
What do you think happens by lesser agencies on non-sworn testimony when they see what their big-brother can get away with?And the "behavior detection" has already been outed multiple times as a huge pile of poo.
A little bit of background; I grew up poor, people randomly leaving food on our doorstep poor, my parents giving the bike I had bought with my own earned money to my brother for christmas poor, moving every couple of years because my dad would make a bad enough name for himself in an entire town/city that he couldn't get a job poor.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use brother in a sentence?
"A few months ago my brother and some friends went on an epic multiday hike.
What does brother mean?
a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
What part of speech is brother?
brother is commonly used as noun.