brother

Yapmamız gereken ilk şey misafirperverliği için eniştene yazıp teşekkür etmek. - The first thing we should do is write and thank your brother-in-law for his hospitality.

Eniştem gerçekten bencil. - My brother-in-law is really egotistical.

brother-in-law

kayınbirader

Kayınbiraderim önemsiz konulardan kolayca sinirlenir. - My brother-in-law easily loses his temper from trivial matters.

Tom Mary'nin kayınbiraderidir. - Tom is Mary's brother-in-law.

(Konuşma Dili) omuzdaş

brother of the halfblood

Ben fakirim, oysa erkek kardeşlerim çok zengin. - I am poor, whereas my brothers are very rich.

Erkek kardeşlerin her ikisi de öldü. - Both the brothers are dead.

Ağabeyim felsefesi üzerine bir otoritedir. - My elder brother is an authority on philosophy.

Ağabeyim gerçekten uzun boylu, yaklaşık 1.80m. - My elder brother is really tall, about 1.8m.

elder brother

büyük kardeş

father's brother's son

amca oğlu

foster brother or sister

Tom benim üvey erkek kardeşim. - Tom is my half brother.

Ben Tom'un üvey erkek kardeşiyim. - I'm Tom's half brother.

husband's brother

{i} ağabey

Her halükârda o senin ağabeyin. - In any case, he's your big brother.

Bir ağabeyim ve iki kız kardeşim var. - I have one big brother and two little sisters.

{i} diktatör

(isim) tarikat üyeleri

{i} tarikat üyeleri

brethren

kardeş

brotherly

{s} kardeşe özgü

do you have a brother

i am with my brother

kardeşim ile beraberim

kid brother

{k} ufak erkek kardeş

lay brother

gönüllü çalışan rahip

older brother

abi

Abisi benden iki yaş büyük. - Her older brother is two years older than I.

O, abisinden farklıdır. - He is different from his older brother.

annesi bir babası ayrı kardeş

English - English

Definition of brother in English English dictionary: Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order
At the monastery, Brother Stephen supervises the kitchen.; Formal title for any male member of a religious or fraternal organization
Please welcome Brother Smith as he moves from his former congregation to his new congregation.; An informal title used as part of another moniker:
Jacob was a Brother Grimm, and Wilhelm was a Brother Grimm.; A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother); A black male; Son of the same parents as another person
My parents love me and my younger brother equally, even though he is adopted.; To treat as a brother; Someone who is a peer, whether male or female; A male child descended from the same parents
He's not a real brother. He's adopted.; A male fellow member of a religious community or church; {n} a male born of the same parents, or of one of them, an associate, on of the same race; Brothers is used in the names of some companies and shops. the film company Warner Brothers. used to show you are annoyed or surprised; (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"; The term used by active members in a fraternity when referring to each other; used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!"; In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood; 1 A baptized male member of the congregation 2 All baptized Christians are brothers scripturally speaking, regardless of sex, in the same way that the word mankind covers the entire human race, females included (Compare 1Pe 2: 17 ) The Insight book [it] says; hermano; An initiated member of a fraternity It is used as a term of address when an initiated member refers to another member; The old-fashioned form brethren is still sometimes used as the plural for meanings; One's male sibling; Male sibling See debtor; You can describe a man as your brother if he belongs to the same race, religion, country, profession, or trade union as you, or if he has similar ideas to you. He told reporters he'd come to be with his Latvian brothers; A man who is a member of a religious order, but is not ordained or studying for the priesthood; a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities; and 3; Brother is a title given to a man who belongs to a religious community such as a monastery. Brother Otto. the Christian Brothers community which owns the castle; A term used within a fraternity when referring to other members; A member of a fraternity; To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood; a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"; {i} male sibling; title of a monk used as form of address; fellow member, man who belongs to the same race, male who belongs to the same religion or profession; Your brother is a boy or a man who has the same parents as you. Oh, so you're Peter's younger brother Have you got any brothers and sisters? see also half-brother, stepbrother; n saudara 2 pron [{elder}] kakak 3 pron [{younger}] adik; a male sibling, or a half brother, stepbrother, brother-in-law, husband of a sister-in-law, or a Brother in Church Sometimes it is also used to show close friendship; One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc; A term used by fraternity members to refer to one another; used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc; Term applied to a male communicant member of the Moravian Church Their term is not applied to nonmembers of the Church; brat [braht] It's easier to learn the Polish word than the English word Just remove a syllable, or think of hot dogs Date of entry: 2 April 2000; term used by fraternity members when referring to each other; n a male with the same father or mother as another person; A member of a Fraternity who has been formally initiated by his chapter, once his pledgeship has been completed; if he is older Pi Chai; a male sibling, can also be used to show close friendship; used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!; One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character; An initiated member of a fraternity; A male sibling, half-brother, step-brother, brother-in-law, husband of a sister-in-law, or a Brother in Church Sometimes it was also used to show close friendship ("he was like a brother to me") If someone was called "brother" in a document, such as a will, it does not mean they had the same parents This extended usage fell out of use during the 20th century; A male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only; a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"; a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents" (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother" a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him" used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!; {i} brer; nii; bro
brother german: a sibling that has two common parents, can also be used for sisters
brother-in-law: Co-brother-in-law: A male relative of one's generation, separated by two degrees of marriage:
brother-in-law: A male relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage:
Brother Industries, Ltd.: {i} Japanese company founded in 1934, manufacturer of office equipment (fax machines, inkjet and laser printers, digital copiers, etc.), supplier of consumer and industrial sewing machines
Brother Jonathan: government of the USA; typical American
Brother can you spare a dime: the title of a song written about the Great Depression of the 1930s in the US. In the song, a man who had been rich and respected before the Depression asks people to give him money, as he is now poor
brother german: A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, one by the mother only
brother in arms: fellow member of the military, fellow fighter
brother in law: brother of the husband, brother of the wife, husband of the sister, husband of the sister of the wife
brother-in-law: a brother by marriage
brother-in-law: Someone's brother-in-law is the brother of their husband or wife, or the man who is married to their sister
Big Brother: The nominal leader of Oceania in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
Big Brother: By extension, a disparaging name for government surveillance considered to be too intrusive
Brethren: sg., a member of a Brethren congregation or denomination
Brethren: of or pertaining to any religious group that uses or formerly used the word "Brethren", capitalized, in referring to itself or its members
Brethren: pl., any Brethren denomination (usually preceded by "the" or "The")
big brother: A sibling's older brother (used especially by children or by parents in speaking to their children)
If you don't give me back my toys I'll tell my big brother!.
blood brother: A brother by birth
blood brother: Someone bound to another person in commitment and friendship by a ceremonial mingling of blood
brethren: plural form of brother
brethren: the body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order
brothers: persons, particularly males, connected by a common cause or situation
The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. — Martin Luther King Jr. (1963).
brothers: males of negro descent, or supporters of equal rights
brothers: plural form of brother
co-brother: colleague ("brother" in the same craft, occupation, or society)
My co-brethren of the quill.
co-brother: One's wife's sister's husband
co-brother-in-law: one's wife's sister's husband; or more generally one's spouse's brother-in-law, the brother of one spouse in relation to the siblings of the other spouse
in plural The relationship between men who marry sisters.
co-brother-in-law: one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law's brother; that is, one's sibling's spouse's brother (one's sister's husband's brother or one's brother's wife's brother)
in plural The relationship between men whose brother and sister are married to each other.
cousin brother: A male first cousin
I was just recovering from the death of my close cousin brother, says Patil.
cousin-brother: Alternative spelling of cousin brother
everybody and their brother: A large number of people; most people
everyone and his brother: A large number of people; most people
everyone and their brother: A large number of people; most people
half brother: A male sibling who has a different father, but the same mother. (Also known as maternal half brother)
half brother: A male sibling who has a different mother, but the same father. (Also known as paternal half brother)
half brother-in-law: The half brother of one's spouse
half brother-in-law: The husband of one's half-sister
half brother-in-law: The husband of the half-sister of one's spouse
half-brother: Alternative spelling of half brother
lay brother: A layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest
The male branch of the Franciscan family, a community of Lesser Brothers, is made up of men who are both clergy and consecrated laity traditionally called lay brothers.'.
little brother: A sibling's younger brother (used especially by children, or by parents in speaking to their children)
uterine brother: A half brother having the same mother but a different father
brethren: pl. members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like
brotherly: fraternal
brethren: {n} of brother
brotherly: {a} in a very loving friendly manner
Big Brother: {i} fictional character who was the head of the totalitarian state in the novel "1984" by George Orwell
Big Brother: disapproval People sometimes use Big Brother to refer to a person, government, or organization when they think it has complete control over people and is always checking what they do. It's an attempt to control what reaches the public. Big Brother is watching. any person, organization, or system that seems to want to control people's lives and restrict their freedom (Big Brother powerful ruler who controlled everything in the book Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) by George Orwell)
Brethren: of or pertaining to any religious group that uses or formerly used the word "Brethren", capitalized, in referring to itself or its members"
Brethren: a member of a Brethren congregation or denomination
Brethren: any Brethren denomination (usually preceded by "the" or "The")"
Christian Brother: A member of the order of Brothers of the Christian Schools that was founded in France in 1684 by Saint Jean Baptiste de la Salle (1651-1719) and is dedicated primarily to education
am I my brother's keeper?: words which symbolize unwillingness to accept responsibility for the welfare of others (said by Cain after killing his brother Abel)
big brother: {i} older brother; man who takes on to help or sponsor a boy in need of help or guiding; person who is an authoritarian leader and constantly watch over others; group or organization that uses tyrannical control and constantly watch over others
big brother: A common term used for the Government Coined by George Orwell in the book 1984 It refers to a large, encompassing government that essentially watches us all
big brother: Big Brother is a service monitoring tool provided by CATS Distributed Computing Group and NTS: status ucsc edu/bb The status of services on CATS web, mail, unix and other servers can be quickly determined from the display
big brother: Dictator character from George Orwell's famous novel, 1984, which depicts a future world where the citizens' behaviour is continually monitored via technology (see relevant excerpt from spy org)
big brother: From the character in George Orwell's novel, 1984, symbolising an omnipresent, seemingly benevolent figure, but in reality exerting oppressive control over individual lives by an authoritarian govt Big Brother can be a govt, a person, an employer, or a faceless computer database containing all the private bits & pieces of individuals' lives, with impersonal & uncontrollable power to dictate their fates, directly or indirectly
big brother: an authoritarian leader and invader of privacy
big brother: an older brother
big brother: an older brother an authoritarian leader and invader of privacy
blood brother: brother: a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
blood brother: close friend, man who is in a close relationship; brother from birth, biological brother
blood brother: a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother
blood brother: A man's blood brother is a man he has sworn to treat as a brother, often in a ceremony which involves mixing a small amount of their blood. a man who promises loyalty to another, often in a ceremony in which the men's blood is mixed together
brethren: pl
brethren: You can refer to the members of a particular organization or group, especially a religious group, as brethren. Sri Lankans share a common ancestry with their Indian brethren. used to address or talk about the members of an organization or group, especially a religious group
brethren: the body of members, especially of a fraternal religious or military order
brethren: (plural) the lay members of a male religious order
brethren: {i} brothers, kin, relatives (Archaic)
brethren: archaic, plural of brother
brotherliness: {i} fraternity, fellowship, comradeship
brotherliness: The characteristic of being brotherly
brotherliness: The state or quality of being brotherly
brotherly: Like a brother; affectionately; kindly
brotherly: (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner
brotherly: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties" (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner
brotherly: {s} of brothers, fraternal; like a brother
brotherly: Of or characteristic of brothers (e.g. brotherly love)
brotherly: A man's brotherly feelings are feelings of love and loyalty which you expect a brother to show. family loyalty and brotherly love He gave her a brief, brotherly kiss. showing feelings of kindness, loyalty etc that you would expect a brother to show sisterly
brotherly: Of or pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming to brothers; kind; affectionate; as, brotherly love
brotherly: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties"
brothers: {i} brethren, kin, relatives (Archaic)
brothers: male siblings
brothers: Dalton brothers the Brothers Grimm Harper brothers Le Nain brothers Limbourg brothers Limburg brothers Marx Brothers Nicholas Brothers Ringling Brothers Shubert Brothers Stanley brothers
foster brother: brother who was raised in a family but not related by birth
foster-brother: your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents
half brother: A brother to whom one is biologically related through one parent only
half brother: step-brother, brother through one parent only
half-brother: a son of your stepparent by a former marriage
half-brother: Someone's half-brother is a boy or man who has either the same mother or the same father as they have. a brother who is the son of only one of your parents half-sister
husband's brother: brother-in-law
little brother: a younger brother; "my little brother just had his 50th birthday
older brother: {i} big brother
You look just like your big brother. - You look just like your older brother.
soul brother: An African-American man or boy
soul brother: a fellow Black man
step-brother: son of the mother or father from a previous marriage; son of a step-father or of a step-mother
the Big Brother: group of people that are in key positions under totalitarian rule, system that is intended for tracing and controlling the acts of the residents of a totalitarian government
the elder brother: oldest of several brothers, older son
twin brother: brother who was born at the same birth
whole brother: brother born from the same parents

brother

Hyphenation

broth·er

Turkish pronunciation

brʌdhır

Synonyms

br., bro., blood brother, kin, kinsperson, relation, relative, twin

Antonyms

sister

Pronunciation

/ˈbrəᴛʜər/ /ˈbrʌðɜr/

Etymology

[ br&-[th]&r ] (noun.) before 12th century. Old English brōþor, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (cf. West Frisian broer, Dutch broeder, German Bruder), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (cf. Irish bráthair, Tocharian A pracar, B procer, Lithuanian brolis).