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Word entry · 7 letters

brother

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"Boy sibling"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɹʌðə/Part of speech nounSorted behorrtStarts with BEnds with R3 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a male with the same parents as someone else

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English broder, brodir, brother, brothir, broþer, broðer, from Old English brōþor, brōþur, brōðer, brōður, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of bhai, bru, frater, friar, pal, and vai.

Used in a sentence

  • “You shall not charge interest to your brother—interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest.”
  • “Thank you, brother.”
  • “I would like to thank the brother who just spoke.”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01“Boy sibling”7 letters
02“Male family sibling”7 letters
03“Male sibling”7 letters

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