brother

[US]/'brʌðə/
[UK]/'brʌðɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a male sibling; a comrade; a colleague
int. My brother!

Phrases & Collocations

big brother

little brother

brotherly love

elder brother

younger brother

older brother

twin brother

eldest brother

craft brother

kid brother

half brother

blood brother

Example Sentences

That will be my brother ringing.

One of my brothers is a wonderful mimic.

close to my brothers and sisters.

the brothers were very much alike.

full brothers; full sisters.

My brother designs to be an engineer.

The girls or their brother is coming.

You brother a catamite?

My little brother is such a rogue!

I took my brother along.

My brother go to the local school.

My brother is a six-footer.

Brother Luke will say grace.

Your brother is a cold person.

The brothers work in double harness.

My brother is working on the railroad.

My brother is a great reader.

The brothers dress similarly.

My brother is fond of study.

Real-world Examples

It's Ron's elder brother, the Weasleys twins.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

He's become a brother -a genuinely good friend.

Source: Apple TV documentary

The older brother dominated his younger siblings.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

These are our brothers and sisters out here.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

And you have a little brother? -I do.

Source: Emma Watson Compilation

He loves his brother Luigi so much.

Source: Cross-dimensional character story

You stay with me now, younger brother.

Source: Slumdog Millionaire Selected

Exactly. Lily could have a baby brother.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Christina had two brothers and one sister.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

The one my little brother can’t use?

Source: Talking to Young Children in English: An Educational Perspective

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