Definizione monolingua

brother

brother (third-person singular simple present brothers, present participle brothering, simple past and past participle brothered)

1. (transitive) To treat as a brother.
   • 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
   • Seest thou not we are overreached, and that our proposed mode of communicating with our friends without has been disconcerted by this same motley gentleman thou art so fond to brother?

brother (plural brothers or (archaic) brethren)

1. Son of the same parents as another person.

   My parents love me and my brother equally, even though he is adopted.

2. A male child descended from the same parents.

   Hes not our biological brother. Hes adopted.

3. A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother).
4. 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.
5. Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
6. (African American Vernacular) A black male.

Definizione dizionario brother

	fratello
	male fellow member of a religious community
	peer
	male having parents in common
	male sibling
	Membro di una fraternità.
	A fellow fraternity member.
	Un uomo afro-americano.
	An African-American male.
	Una persona di sesso maschile che ha gli stessi genitori di un'altra.
	A male person who has the same parents as another person.

	confratello
	male fellow member of a religious community
	male sibling

	fratelli
	Una coppia, maschio e femmina.
	A peer, male or female.

	monaco
	Uomo, che é membro di un ordine religioso e che vive in comunità distanziata dal mondo.
	A man who is member of a religious order and lives under community rules separated from the world.

	pari
	peer

camerata

compagno

frate

fratellino

sorella

Altri significati:

(African American Vernacular) A black male.

brother (elder brother)

A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother).

Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.

(transitive) To treat as a brother.

A male fellow member of a religious community or church.

to treat as a brother

Close friend.

Son of the same parents as another person.

A male child descended from the same parents.