"brother" meaning in English

See brother in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbrʌðə(r)/ Audio: en-uk-brother.ogg [UK], en-us-brother.ogg [US] Forms: brother [singular], brothers [plural]
enPR: brŭth'ə(r) Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Your brother is another male child of one or both of your parents.
    Sense id: simple-brother-en-noun-ZoVmDhiU
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      "form": "brother",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Two sisters and their brother played in the park yesterday"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Your brother is another male child of one or both of your parents."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "brŭth'ə(r)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbrʌðə(r)/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "\"brVD@(r)/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-brother.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-brother.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "brother"
}
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    {
      "form": "brother",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brothers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Two sisters and their brother played in the park yesterday"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Your brother is another male child of one or both of your parents."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "brŭth'ə(r)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbrʌðə(r)/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "\"brVD@(r)/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-brother.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-brother.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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