"brotherless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English brotherles, from Old English brōþorlēas, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþerlaus, equivalent to brother + -less. Cognate with West Frisian broerleas (“brotherless”), Dutch broederloos (“brotherless”), German bruderlos (“brotherless”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|brotherles}} Middle English brotherles, {{inh|en|ang|brōþorlēas}} Old English brōþorlēas, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*brōþerlaus}} Proto-West Germanic *brōþerlaus, {{suffix|en|brother|less}} brother + -less, {{cog|fy|broerleas|t=brotherless}} West Frisian broerleas (“brotherless”), {{cog|nl|broederloos|t=brotherless}} Dutch broederloos (“brotherless”), {{cog|de|bruderlos|t=brotherless}} German bruderlos (“brotherless”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} brotherless (not comparable)
  1. Without a brother. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: brotherlessness Translations (Without a brother): ἀνάδελφος (anádelphos) (Ancient Greek), უძმო (uʒmo) (Georgian), ανάδελφος (anádelfos) (Greek), brōþorlēas (Old English)
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