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Noun
/ˈbrəT͟Hər/,
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brothers, plural; brethren, plural;
  1. A man or boy in relation to other sons and daughters of his parents

  2. A half-brother, stepbrother, or foster brother

  3. A brother-in-law

  4. A male associate or fellow member of an organization
    • - fraternity brothers
  5. A black man (chiefly used as a term of address among black people)

  6. A fellow human being

  7. A thing that resembles or is connected to another thing
    • - the machine is almost identical to its larger brother
  8. A (male) fellow Christian

  9. A member of a religious order or congregation of men
    • - a Benedictine brother
  1. (brother) a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
  2. (brother) a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"
  3. (brother) buddy: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
  4. (brother) used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!"
  5. (brother) (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"
  6. (brotherhood) the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
  7. Brothers is a 1913 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.
  8. Brothers (Brødre) is a 2004 Danish drama film directed by Susanne Bier and written by Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen. It stars Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Connie Nielsen and Ulrich Thomsen. Although Nielsen was born and raised in Denmark, it was her first Danish film.
  9. Brothers is a novel by the Chinese author Yu Hua which was published in 2005. The book was translated to English and Spanish in 2009.
  10. Brothers is a 2009 drama-war-thriller film starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman. Directed by Jim Sheridan, the film is based on Susanne Bier's 2004 Danish film Brødre which takes place in Afghanistan and Denmark. ...
  11. Brothers is a television sitcom, which ran on Fox from September 25, 2009 to December 27, 2009. It originally aired on Friday nights at 8:00 pm EST before moving to Sunday nights at 7:00 pm EST as part of the 2009 fall schedule.
  12. Brother is the fourth studio album by Irish pop group Boyzone, becoming their first studio album released in twelve years. The album is named in memory of member Stephen Gately who died in October 2009.Sexton, Paul. . billboard.com. 15 March 2010. ...
  13. Past Brothers Rugby League Football Club, more commonly known as 'Brothers', 'The Brethren' or as 'the Leprechauns', were a rugby league club in Brisbane, Australia, that played in the top level of football since their foundation in 1929 until 1998.
  14. Brothers is a thriller novel by William Goldman. It is the sequel to his 1972 novel Marathon Man.
  15. "Brothers in Arms" is the seventh episode of the 2006 Robin Hood television series, made by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC One. It aired on Saturday 18 November 2006 at 7.15pm.
  16. Brothers (Soundtrack) is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.
  17. Brothers, released in 1996 on Warner Bros. Records, is a Gospel music album by American contemporary Gospel music group Take 6.
  18. Brothers is the sixth album by American blues-rock duo, The Black Keys. It is their third release on Nonesuch Records. It was released on May 18, 2010. Its title, track listing, and cover art were announced on March 2, 2010 by Pitchfork Media. The first single off the album is "Tighten Up". ...
  19. Brothers is an American television sitcom that originally aired on the cable network Showtime from July 13, 1984 to July 25, 1989, totaling 115 episodes. ...
  20. "Brothers" is the fifteenth episode from the dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on February 8, 2007.
  21. (Brother) Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order; Formal title for any male member of a religious or fraternal organization; An informal title used as part of another moniker:
  22. (brotherhood) The state of being brothers or a brother; An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity; The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood; Persons, and, poetically, things, ...
  23. (Brother (אח ahh, Strong's #251)) The original pictographic script of Hebrew used a picture for each letter. This word would have had the picture of an ox head (aleph) representing strength and a wall (hhet) representing protection. ...
  24. (Brother) A term used by initiated members of a fraternity when referring to one another.
  25. (Brother) a male sibling, can also be used to show close friendship