"brothers" meaning in English

See brothers in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)z/ [UK], /ˈbɹʌðɚz/ [US] Audio: en-us-brothers.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} brothers
  1. plural of brother Tags: form-of, plural Form of: brother Related terms: brethren
    Sense id: en-brothers-en-noun-iRkDVp~U

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)z/ [UK], /ˈbɹʌðɚz/ [US] Audio: en-us-brothers.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} brothers
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brother Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: brother
    Sense id: en-brothers-en-verb-s10V8LWM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -es Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 93 2 4 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -es: 1 95 1 3

Alternative forms

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