"milk-brother" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: milk-brothers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} milk-brother (plural milk-brothers)
  1. Alternative spelling of milk brother Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: milk brother
    Sense id: en-milk-brother-en-noun-yrYhBXEA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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